Welcome to Oswego ...

The city of Oswego is located in Oswego County<1> and is the County Seat for Oswego County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oswego, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oswego has a population of 17,249 people<2> (see below for details).

Oswego is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oswego lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Oswego: (315)

Websites for Oswego ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oswegochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oswego, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oswego had an population of 17,249 people. This is a decrease of 4.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oswego had a population of 18,142 people (which is 14.86% of the total population of Oswego County). This makes Oswego the county's most populous community.

The population of Oswego represents 0.09% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 136th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,142 people, the population of Oswego increased 1.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,954 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oswego.

Communities Also Named Oswego ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Oswego - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana (2), North Carolina, Oregon (3), South Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oswego.

Communities near Oswego ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oswego.

• Fulton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Phoenix
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Mexico
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Fair Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
• Victory
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Victory is located in Cayuga County
• Hannibal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Red Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
  • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <4>
• Parish
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Parish is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <4>
• Furniss
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
  • Furniss is located in Oswego County
• Minetto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minetto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto
  • Minetto is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minetto <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oswego. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oswego.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oswego. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oswego.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oswego. Our list includes 74 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oswego.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oswego ...

Looking for more information about Oswego? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oswego, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oswego.

Adding Oswego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oswego in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oswego was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Oswego on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oswego.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oswego. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/