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Welcome to McGraw ...

The village of McGraw is located in Cortland County<1>.

McGraw was established in 1806.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McGraw has a population of 973 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of McGraw is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McGraw lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McGraw: 607

The ZIP code for McGraw: 13101<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McGraw had an population of 973 people. This is a decrease of 7.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McGraw had a population of 1,053 people. This makes McGraw the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,053 people, the population of McGraw increased 5.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,000 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McGraw.

Communities Also Named McGraw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named McGraw - they are located in Kansas (2), Maine and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McGraw.

Communities near McGraw ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McGraw.

  • Cortland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Homer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
  • Groton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dryden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moravia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitney Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Marathon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tully
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • DeRuyter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Freeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McGraw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGraw.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McGraw. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGraw.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McGraw. See our Newspapers Page for McGraw.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGraw ...

Looking for more information about McGraw? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for McGraw, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McGraw.

Adding McGraw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McGraw in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for McGraw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McGraw post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGraw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cortland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for McGraw.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGraw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as McGraw). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McGraw or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/