About De Witt
De Witt, NY is a small unincorporated community located in northern New York.
De Witt holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.49 square miles.
📰 De Witt News Today
- De Witt Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Margaret DeCastro Randazzo Syracuse.com · Apr 21
- Monthly Weather Forecast for De Witt, New York 13078 The Weather Channel · Mar 21
- The most expensive neighborhoods in Syracuse stacker.com · Nov 7
- News - U.S. and Dutch Warships Arrive in Halifax for Port Visit Following Atlantic Alliance 2025 DVIDS · Nov 7
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes De Witt Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Syracuse (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in De Witt
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in De Witt
- A La Mode — ice cream (café)
- Brian's Landing — italian
- Cafe Kubal — coffee shop (café)
- Chili's — tex-mex
- DeWitt Bagel Co. — coffee shop (café)
- Dosa Grill — indian
- Ruston's Diner — diner
- Salt City Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Scotch 'n Sirloin
- Robbie T's Pizza — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Edgewood Gallery · Art gallery
- Friends of Clark Reservation State Park Nature Center · Museum
- Jamesville Community Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in De Witt
- Avery Park reviews ★
- Butternut Creek Recreation and Nature Area reviews ★
- Clark Reservation State Park reviews ★
- Fiddlers Green Park reviews ★
- Grist Mill Park reviews ★
- Barry Park reviews ★
- Edgehill Park reviews ★
- Richards Green Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sherman Park reviews ★
- Wiesner Green Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in De Witt
- JAMESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
- JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL
- MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area6.49 sq mi
Coordinates43.0281, -76.0864