Moving to Phoenix, New York

Population: 2,251. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,198 (-2.4% change)
Males: 1,048 (46.6%), Females: 1,203 (53.4%)

Oswego County

Zip code: 13135

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $30,199
Median house value: $65,100

Population by Race

Races in Phoenix:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: Irish (22.5%), German (21.1%), English (16.0%), French (10.5%), Italian (8.8%), Polish (7.4%).

Elevation: 360 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Phoenix

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Phoenix village

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 44.7%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -214 (-8.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Phoenix:

  • ALBERT LINDLEY LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; FULTON, NY)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
  • FOUR WINDS SYRACUSE (about 17 miles; SYR, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Phoenix:

  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 17 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 53 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
  • WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)

Other public-use airports nearest to Phoenix:

  • AIRLANE ENTERPRISES (about 10 miles; CLAY, NY; Abbreviation: 1H1)
  • OSWEGO COUNTY (about 11 miles; FULTON, NY; Abbreviation: FZY)
  • CAMILLUS (about 11 miles; CAMILLUS, NY; Abbreviation: NY2)

Amtrak station near Phoenix:

  • 15 miles: SYRACUSE (131 P & C PKWY.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Phoenix:

  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 20 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 45 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 49 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 56 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)

Schools

Public high school in Phoenix:

  • JOHN C. BIRDLEBOUGH HS (Students: 793; Location: 552 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Phoenix:

  • ELM STREET ES (Students: 1,023; Location: 11 ELM ST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EMERSON J. DILLON MS (Students: 601; Location: 116 VOLNEY ST; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Phoenix:

  • PHOENIX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $64,293; Location: 34 ELM STREET; 20,359 books; 330 audio materials; 398 video materials; 86 serial subscriptions)