Schuyler County is a county in New York, United States, at the southern end of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region. It had a population of 17,898 at the 2020 census and covers 342 square miles (886 km2) — 328 square miles (850 km2) of land and 14 square miles (36 km2) of water — centred near 42\u00b023\u2032N 76\u00b053\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Watkins Glen is the county seat, and its postal code is 14891. The county has 4 incorporated villages and 8 towns, plus a scatter of unincorporated hamlets, all in the Eastern time zone (FIPS code 36097).<\/p>\n
Schuyler County’s population centres split into 4 incorporated villages — Watkins Glen, Montour Falls, Odessa and Burdett — and roughly two dozen unincorporated hamlets scattered across its 8 towns. The table below carries a Pop. figure only where the 2020 census reports one; hamlets are census-designated only informally in New York and mostly show —.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Glen<\/td>\n | Village · seat<\/td>\n | 1,859<\/td>\n | 14891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Montour Falls<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | 1,711<\/td>\n | 14865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Odessa<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | 591<\/td>\n | 14869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burdett<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | 357<\/td>\n | 14818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alpine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14805<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alpine Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14805<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Altay<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beaver Dams<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14812<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bennettsburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bradford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Catharine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cayuta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cayutaville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cherry Lane<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Deckertown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hector<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14841<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Irelandville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mecklenburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Monterey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Reading<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Perry City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Reading Center<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Reynoldsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rock Stream<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Searsburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spaulding Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tyrone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Valois<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wayne<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 14893<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n New York’s “towns” are the civil divisions that carry local government here (there is no separate Township tier), so the table above omits a Township column; the 8 towns — Catharine, Cayuta, Dix, Hector, Montour, Orange, Reading and Tyrone — each contain several of the hamlets listed. Watkins Glen village sits mainly in the Town of Dix, Montour Falls in the Town of Montour, Odessa in the Town of Catharine, and Burdett in the Town of Hector.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller hamlets such as Cherry Lane, Deckertown, Perry City, Reynoldsville, Searsburg, Spaulding Corner and Valois have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest post office town above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nSchuyler County sits in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region of New York, wrapping the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The Finger Lakes National Forest covers much of the county’s northern towns, and steep glacial gorges — most famously Watkins Glen State Park’s gorge trail — cut down to the lakeshore. The land is a mix of lake-plain vineyards near the water and rolling, forested hill country to the south and east.<\/p>\n Schuyler County borders Seneca County to the north, Yates County<\/a> to the northeast, Tompkins County<\/a> to the east, Chemung County<\/a> to the south, and Steuben County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n The county’s 2020 population of 17,898 makes it the second-least populous county in New York, ahead of only Hamilton County. Watkins Glen (1,859) and Montour Falls (1,711) are the two largest communities. Household income in Schuyler County runs below the New York median of $82,095, typical of the rural Southern Tier and Finger Lakes counties. Population density works out to roughly 55 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n Agriculture and viticulture anchor the local economy: Schuyler County sits on the Seneca Lake Wine Trail, and vineyards line the lake-facing slopes of the towns of Reading, Dix and Hector. Watkins Glen International, the road-racing circuit built into the hills above the village, is the county’s biggest single draw, hosting NASCAR and IndyCar weekends that swell the county’s population many times over each summer. Schuyler Hospital and Schuyler County government are among the larger year-round employers, alongside tourism tied to Watkins Glen State Park and the wine trail.<\/p>\n Schuyler County was organized on April 17, 1854, from parts of Steuben, Chemung and Tompkins counties — one of the last counties created in New York. It is named for General Philip Schuyler, a Continental Army officer and U.S. senator from the American Revolutionary War era. Watkins Glen village was originally platted as “Jefferson” and later renamed “Havana” before taking its present name in 1852, after the dramatic gorge on its south side. In 1948, closed public roads through the village hosted the first postwar road race in the United States, the event that grew into Watkins Glen International.<\/p>\n New York Route 14 runs the length of the county along Seneca Lake’s west and south shores, with Routes 13, 79 and 414 crossing it east-west.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Ithaca Tompkins International Airport; Elmira\/Corning Regional Airport is a similar distance to the south.<\/p>\n Where is Schuyler County, New York?<\/strong> What is the population of Schuyler County?<\/strong> How big is Schuyler County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Schuyler County?<\/strong> How many towns and villages are in Schuyler County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Schuyler County?<\/strong> |