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Hartwick Seminary’s story
198 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
- 1828Hartwick Seminary is settled
Hartwick SeminaryNY
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Oaktree b · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
338
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$209K
Census ACS
Household income
$37K
median
Median age
67.7
years
Jobs based here
478
A job hub
Is Hartwick Seminary a good place to live?
Hartwick Seminary has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Hartwick Seminary stand out
Where Hartwick Seminary beats most towns.
Small town
338 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
MiddlefieldHartwickOtsegoHartwick Seminary
Getting set up
Moving to Hartwick Seminary: who provides what
Hartwick Seminary is unincorporated, so Otsego County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerNew York State Elec & Gas22.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesOtsego CountyOtsego County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereOtsego County Board of ElectionsOtsego County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes13326, 1380713326 93% · 13807 7%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hartwick Seminary.
Work & commute
In Hartwick Seminary, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles. Jobs based in Hartwick Seminary grew to 478 in 2023, 190 more than in 2013. Hartwick Seminary: 3.6% of working residents work locally, below both New York’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8%). The top destinations are Otsego (36%), New York (11%) and Hartwick (6%).
4%work in town
| Hartwick Seminary | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 10 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Hartwick Seminary4%
Otsego36%
New York11%
Hartwick6%
Middlefield4%
10 mi
median commute distance
478
jobs based in Hartwick Seminary
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: high risk in Hartwick Seminary, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Hartwick Seminary, 80% come from inland flooding and 13% from cold waves.
71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Hartwick Seminary’s year
The range runs from 13° on a January night to 79° on a July afternoon, with about 83 inches of snow a winter.
83″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–32°
Spring32–54°
Summer54–77°
Fall38–58°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Hartwick Seminary stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its adults binge drink
Hartwick Seminary: 86% of adults had a checkup this year, above both the New York town median (81%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 32%. No town among the 756 in New York we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Hartwick Seminary. CDC measures, 32 in all: Hartwick Seminary beats New York on 18 and trails on 6.
| Hartwick Seminary | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 81% | 79% |
32 measures vs. New York
18 better8 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Hartwick Seminary | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.2% | 7.7% |
Bassett Healthcare
3.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
In Hartwick Seminary, 8.6% of the land is conserved
1.1 miles of trail. Hartwick Seminary’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
8.6%conserved
| Hartwick Seminary | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
8.6%
conserved · 107 of 1,250 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 31 attractions →National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hartwick Seminary. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year26 mi LandmarkFort Dayton29 mi CaveHowe Caverns
5 mi MuseumFenimore Art Museum
34 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
34 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstituteSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fenimore Art Museum: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hartwick Seminary
16pages on Hartwick Seminary
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hartwick Seminary
SUNY OneontaUniversity or college · Public · Oneonta13.7 mi$8,831 in-state tuitionHartwick CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oneonta14.6 mi$54,962 tuition
About 8 of every 100 Hartwick Seminary residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
A job hub
Every workday, about 472 people come to Hartwick Seminary for work
Where Hartwick Seminary’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
478jobs based in Hartwick Seminary
4%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Hartwick Seminary
Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States
Hartwick Seminary is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Otsego County, New York, United States. The community is located along New York State Route 28, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Cooperstown. Hartwick Seminary is served by ZIP code 13326. As of the 2020 census, Hartwick Seminary had a population of 356. Per plaques and signs along State Route 28, the hamlet is the original site of the Hartwick Seminary, now Hartwick College. The seminary was founded in 1797 by Rev. John Christopher Hartwick, who located the seminary here in 1816.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,175 ft
Questions about Hartwick Seminary
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hartwick Seminary, NY a good place to live?
Hartwick Seminary has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.