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Scriba

A town of 6,603 people in Oswego County, New York
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Conserved land3.4%957 of 27,928 acres
Trails9.0 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1145 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Scriba

Town in New York, United States
6,617Population
43.9 sq miArea
469 ftElevation

Scriba is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 6,840 at the 2010 census. The town is named after landowner George Scriba. The Town of Scriba is east of the City of Oswego. The town was created in 1811 from the Town of Volney, then known as the Town of Fredericksburg. The town of Scriba includes an Oswego County fire department, a municipal building, highway department, justice center, buildings and grounds department and a water department, as well as a child care center, town park and sunset bay park with lake access. The Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station and the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant are both also located within the towns territo…

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$265K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $265,000 in May 2026.

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Oswego HospitalOswego · 4.9 mi · ER
Oswego Health CenterOswego · 4.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
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