Oswego, New York

Oswego
Oswego
City
	City of Oswego
	Market House, Oswego, NY
	Nickname: The Port City
	Motto(s): "Where the Water Never Ends"; "Cool by Nature"
	Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
	Coordinates: 43°27′17″N 76°30′24″W / 43.45472°N 76.50667°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
As a Fort	1796
Incorporated (village)	1828
Incorporated (city)	1848
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Robert A. Corradino (R)
• Common Council	Member List
Area
• Total	11.23 sq mi (29.08 km2)
• Land	7.61 sq mi (19.72 km2)
• Water	3.61 sq mi (9.36 km2) 31%
Elevation	285 ft (87 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	16,921
• Density	2,222.35/sq mi (858.06/km2)
Demonym	Oswegonian
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	13126
Area code	315
FIPS code	36-55574
GNIS feature ID	0959525
Website	www.oswegony.org

Oswego (/ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/) is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 16,921 at the 2020 census.^[2] Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in Upstate New York, about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Syracuse. It promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York." It is the county seat of Oswego County.

The city of Oswego is bordered by the towns of Oswego, Minetto, and Scriba to the west, south, and east, respectively, and by Lake Ontario to the north. Oswego Speedway is a nationally known automobile racing facility. The State University of New York at Oswego is located just outside the city on Lake Ontario.

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 31, 2022.