Schuyler County, New York
County seat: Watkins Glen · Population 16,924 (2025) · 328 sq mi
Schuyler County is the 61st most populous of New York's 62 counties, with 16,924 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Watkins Glen. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Schuyler County facts
- County seat
- Watkins Glen
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 16,924 −5.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 328 sq mi 52nd largest of 62
- Water area
- 14 sq mi
- Population density
- 52 per sq mi
- Established
- 1854
- Same name
- One of 3 Schuyler Counties in the US
- Named after
- Philip Schuyler American politician and general (1733–1804)
- Largest city
- Hector 4,733
- Median household income
- $67,663
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 18
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 36097
Cities and towns in Schuyler County
Schuyler County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Schuyler County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Glen (county seat) | Village | 1,716 | |
| Montour Falls | Village | 1,498 | |
| Odessa | Village | 518 | |
| Burdett | Village | 313 |
ZIP codes in Schuyler County
18 ZIP codes reach into Schuyler County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 14805 also Chemung County
- 14812 also Steuben and Chemung counties
- 14815 also Steuben County
- 14818
- 14824 also Chemung County
- 14837 also Yates and Steuben counties
- 14838 also Chemung County
- 14840 also Steuben County
- 14841 also Seneca County
- 14847 also Seneca County
- 14864 also Chemung County
- 14865
- 14869
- 14870 also Steuben County
- 14878 also Yates County
- 14886 also Tompkins and Seneca counties
- 14889 also Chemung and Tioga counties
- 14891
Population of Schuyler County, 2020–2025
Schuyler County shrank by 968 people (−5.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 521 more deaths than births and a net loss of 444 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17,863 |
| 2021 | 17,790 |
| 2022 | 17,591 |
| 2023 | 17,441 |
| 2024 | 17,141 |
| 2025 | 16,924 |
Neighboring counties
- Chemung County southeast · 80,415 people
- Tompkins County east · 104,047 people
- Steuben County southwest · 91,855 people
- Yates County northwest · 24,547 people
- Seneca County north · 32,883 people
Printable Schuyler County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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