Clay, New York

Clay, New York
Town
Clay town hall
Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°9′2″N 76°11′39″W / 43.15056°N 76.19417°W / 43.15056; -76.19417
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Onondaga
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Damian M. Ulatowski (R)
• Town Council	Members' List • Robert J. Rowley (R) • Naomi R. Bray (R) • William C. Weaver (R) • David Hess (R) • Joseph A. Bick (R) • Eugene B. Young (R)
Area [1]
• Total	48.86 sq mi (126.54 km2)
• Land	47.96 sq mi (124.21 km2)
• Water	0.90 sq mi (2.33 km2)
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	60,527
• Density	1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	13041, 13090, 13088
Area code	315
FIPS code	36-16067
GNIS feature ID	0978835
Website	Town website

Clay is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 60,527, making it Syracuse's most populous suburb. The town was named after American attorney and statesman Henry Clay.

Clay is north of Syracuse. It is the largest town in the county, contains part of the village of North Syracuse, and is a suburb of Syracuse. It contains the major retail strip of Syracuse's northern suburbs, along New York State Route 31 (NY-31), including the currently defunct Great Northern Mall.