Tompkins County

Also known as Tompkins County, New York, Tompkins County, NY

county in New York, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New York
Founded: April 17, 1817
Named after: Daniel D. Tompkins
Seat: Ithaca
Largest city: Ithaca
Total: 492 sq mi (1,270 km )
Land: 475 sq mi (1,230 km )
Water: 17 sq mi (44 km ) 3.4%
Estimate 2025: 104,047
Density: 222.8/sq mi (86.0/km )
Demonym: Tompkins Countyan
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes: 13053, 13062, 13068, 13073, 13102, 13736, 14817, 13864, 14850, 14851, 14852, 14853, 14854, 14867, 14881, 14882, 14883, 14886
Congressional district: 19th
Website: tompkinscountyny .gov

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Tompkins Countyan
Population: 105740
Area: 1273
Official website: tompkinscountyny.gov
Image: Cornell University, Ho Plaza and Sage Hall.jpg
Households: 40817

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Commons category: Tompkins County, New York
inception: 1817-00-00
water as percent of area: 3.4
native label: Tompkins County
social media followers: 1021
per capita income: 34194

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Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,740. The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States. The county is part of the Southern Tier region of the state.

Tompkins County comprises the Ithaca Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College.