Tompkins County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Founded
- April 17, 1817
- Named after
- Daniel D. Tompkins
- Seat
- Ithaca
- Largest city
- Ithaca
- Total
- 492 sq mi (1,270 km )
- Land
- 475 sq mi (1,230 km )
- Water
- 17 sq mi (44 km ) 3.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 104,047
- Density
- 222.8/sq mi (86.0/km )
- Demonym
- Tompkins Countyan
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 13053, 13062, 13068, 13073, 13102, 13736, 14817, 13864, 14850, 14851, 14852, 14853, 14854, 14867, 14881, 14882, 14883, 14886
- Congressional district
- 19th
- Website
- tompkinscountyny .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,740. The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States. The county is part of the Southern Tier region of the state.
Tompkins County comprises the Ithaca Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College.