Moving to Port Leyden, New York
Population: 665. Estimated population in July 2024: 624 (-6.2% change)
Males: 320 (48.1%), Females: 345 (51.9%)
Lewis County
Zip code: 13433
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $24,559
Median house value: $44,000
Population by Race
Races in Port Leyden:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: French (25.4%), Irish (23.8%), German (21.4%), English (9.9%), Italian (8.4%), Polish (7.4%).
Elevation: 897 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Port Leyden
- High school or higher: 67.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 11.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Port Leyden village
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 6.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -60 (-8.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Port Leyden:
- LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LOWVILLE, NY)
- ROME HOSPITAL & MURPHY MEM HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ROME, NY)
- CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; CARTHAGE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Leyden:
- ONEIDA COUNTY (about 32 miles; UTICA, NY; Abbreviation: UCA)
- WHEELER-SACK AAF (about 42 miles; FORT DRUM, NY; Abbreviation: GTB)
- WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Leyden:
- GRIFFISS AIRPARK (about 25 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: RME)
- BECKS GROVE (about 29 miles; ROME, NY; Abbreviation: K16)
- FRANKFORT-HIGHLAND (about 41 miles; UTICA/FRANKFORT, NY; Abbreviation: 6B4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Leyden:
- MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 36 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)
- HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,454)
- SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 51 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
- COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
- LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 64 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
- CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; POTSDAM, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,832)
Public primary/middle school in Port Leyden:
- PORT LEYDEN ES (Students: 226; Location: 3336 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Port Leyden:
- PORT LEYDEN COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $37,203; Location: 1 CANAL STREET; 8,266 books; 31 audio materials; 61 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)