| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:17 PM |
| Population: | 48,349 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 36107 |
| CBSA: | Binghamton, NY |
| Land Area: | 604 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.1597, -76.3387 |
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48,349 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 604 sq mi, served by 14 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 50,304 to 48,349 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.9% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 14859 (Lockwood, $98,750 median) and poorest ZIP 13743 (Candor, $51,364) are 13.4 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $103,000 in 13835 (Richford) to $207,700 in 14883 (Spencer).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 27 people/sq mi in 13835 (Richford) to 222 in 13732 (Apalachin).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.3% bachelor's+ in 13734 (Barton) to 36.0% in 13732 (Apalachin) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New York, this is the #50 most populous of 62 counties and ranks #47 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,911 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,598 of 34,853 reporting).
12 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13827 | Owego | Standard | 11,832 | $72,769 | 90.9 | 1.6% |
| 14892 | Waverly | Standard | 7,703 | $54,043 | 42.4 | -3.7% |
| 13732 | Apalachin | Standard | 7,385 | $88,750 | 33.3 | -8.8% |
| 14883 | Spencer | Standard | 4,184 | $68,750 | 78.2 | 3.2% |
| 13811 | Newark Valley | Standard | 4,127 | $78,418 | 63.7 | -2.4% |
| 13743 | Candor | Standard | 3,077 | $51,364 | 60.2 | -18.9% |
| 13812 | Nichols | Standard | 2,574 | $82,679 | 32.5 | 12.0% |
| 13734 | Barton | Standard | 2,269 | $63,523 | 41.6 | -16.1% |
| 13736 | Berkshire | Standard | 1,936 | $65,880 | 59.0 | -14.0% |
| 13835 | Richford | Standard | 1,184 | $66,620 | 44.4 | -10.7% |
| 13864 | Willseyville | Standard | 1,099 | $60,389 | 26.1 | 0.3% |
| 14859 | Lockwood | Standard | 979 | $98,750 | 31.5 | 22.4% |
| 13840 | Smithboro | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 13845 | Tioga Center | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |