Scriba, New York

Scriba, New York
Town
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°28′5″N 76°24′56″W / 43.46806°N 76.41556°W / 43.46806; -76.41556
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
Area [1]
• Total	43.91 sq mi (113.73 km2)
• Land	40.57 sq mi (105.08 km2)
• Water	3.34 sq mi (8.66 km2)
Elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	6,840
• Estimate  (2016)[2]	6,597
• Density	162.60/sq mi (62.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	13126
Area code	315
FIPS code	36-65992
GNIS feature ID	0979478

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 territory.

Most of the town lies within the zip code 13126 and possesses an "Oswego" mailing address. However, a portion of the town lies within zip code 13069 and uses "Fulton" as their mailing address. The hamlet of Lycoming, located within the town, has its own post office and uses the zip code 13093 for PO boxes only.