| ZIP Codes: | 21 ZIP Codes (19 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 315 / 607 / 680 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:33 PM |
| Population: | 49,859 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 36017 |
| Land Area: | 961 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.5340, -75.6107 |
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49,859 residents live across 21 ZIPs covering 961 sq mi, served by 21 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 54,245 to 49,834 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.1% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 15 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 13332 (Earlville, $79,737 median) and poorest ZIP 13136 (Pitcher, $51,667) are 15.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $80,800 in 13464 (Smyrna) to $206,900 in 13809 (Mount Upton).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 20 people/sq mi in 13844 (South Plymouth) to 114 in 13815 (Norwich).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.8% bachelor's+ in 13844 (South Plymouth) to 39.9% in 13780 (Guilford) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New York, this is the #46 most populous of 62 counties and ranks #58 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,018 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,329 of 35,835 reporting).
19 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Chenango County lost 8.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13815 | Norwich | Standard | 12,654 | $61,469 | 111.1 | -8.9% |
| 13778 | Greene | Standard | 5,351 | $73,850 | 96.7 | -9.6% |
| 13733 | Bainbridge | Standard | 5,076 | $60,759 | 86.8 | -4.8% |
| 13830 | Oxford | Standard | 4,597 | $62,400 | 107.6 | -8.4% |
| 13460 | Sherburne | Standard | 4,182 | $61,587 | 64.9 | -0.7% |
| 13411 | New Berlin | Standard | 2,999 | $55,357 | 75.0 | -13.1% |
| 13730 | Afton | Standard | 2,679 | $53,348 | 50.7 | -15.9% |
| 13332 | Earlville | Standard | 2,577 | $79,737 | 53.7 | -3.6% |
| 13843 | South New Berlin | Standard | 2,038 | $79,018 | 51.4 | 1.5% |
| 13801 | Mc Donough | Standard | 1,545 | $69,375 | 65.8 | 32.2% |
| 13809 | Mount Upton | Standard | 1,410 | $52,167 | 29.2 | -17.4% |
| 13464 | Smyrna | Standard | 1,207 | $56,953 | 41.0 | 10.4% |
| 13780 | Guilford | Standard | 968 | $77,262 | 23.4 | -12.9% |
| 13155 | South Otselic | Standard | 669 | $66,563 | 23.0 | 4.0% |
| 13844 | South Plymouth | Standard | 555 | $61,071 | 28.3 | -34.5% |
| 13832 | Plymouth | Standard | 448 | $78,125 | 19.9 | -33.4% |
| 13136 | Pitcher | Standard | 406 | $51,667 | 16.5 | -12.5% |
| 13841 | Smithville Flats | Standard | 385 | $58,229 | 9.0 | -47.3% |
| 13124 | North Pitcher | Standard | 88 | $90,000 | 7.2 | -19.3% |
| 13814 | North Norwich | PO Box | 25 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 13758 | East Pharsalia | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |