Springfield CenterNY
A town of 244.
Is Springfield Center a good place to live?
Springfield Center’s median age is 31.5 years, below both New York’s towns (43 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Springfield Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
244 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Springfield Center: who provides what
Springfield Center is unincorporated, so Otsego County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Springfield Center.
Most of Springfield Center’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Springfield Center for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Springfield Center has lost 97 jobs, to 34 in 2023. At 22 minutes, Springfield Center’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Springfield Center | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Springfield Center has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Springfield Center has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Springfield Center is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Springfield Center is
Springfield Center beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Springfield Center.
| Springfield Center | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Springfield Center | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Springfield Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Springfield Center sells for about $525K
62% of Springfield Center households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springfield Center. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year15 mi LandmarkFort Dayton26 mi CaveHowe Caverns
39 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
26 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
9 mi MuseumFenimore Art MuseumPhoto credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fenimore Art Museum: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Springfield Center
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Springfield Center; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Springfield Center residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Springfield Center for work
Where Springfield Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Springfield Center
Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States
Springfield Center is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Springfield, Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Springfield Center had a population of 336. Springfield Center is located on New York State Route 80, 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north-northeast of the Village of Cooperstown. Springfield Center has a post office with ZIP code 13468, which opened on July 16, 1850. The Springfield Center Elementary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, the St. Mary's Episcopal Church Complex in 2015, and the Warren Ferris House in 2016.
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- Area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,273 ft
- ZIP code
- 13468
Questions about Springfield Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Springfield Center, NY a good place to live?
Springfield Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.