Putnam is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, home to about 374 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16917.
Homes sold for a median of $187 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Covington Township (Tioga County); part is in Putnam
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Putnam. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)100 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY121 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA157 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Putnam; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Putnam had 400 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 2293rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Tioga County grew from 49,086 residents in 1900 to 41,045 in 2020.
Tioga County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 36.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tioga Hammond Dam, PA weather station (11 miles away).
10,628 jobs at 868 businesses in Tioga County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Putnam.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Covington Township (Tioga County), Sullivan, Richmond Township (Tioga County) and Ward.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.