Central New York is a term used to describe the central region of Upstate New York, roughly including the following counties and cities:

{| Cayuga County – Auburn Cortland County – Cortland Madison County – Oneida Oneida County – Rome, Sherrill & Utica Onondaga County – Syracuse (Largest city in the region) Oswego County – Fulton & Oswego Tompkins County – Ithaca Herkimer County – Little Falls

The region has a population of about 1,177,073.

Major newspapers in the region include the Syracuse Post-Standard, Auburn Citizen, Ithaca Journal, and Utica Observer-Dispatch, as well as the alternative newsweekly Syracuse New Times.

Colgate University, Cornell University, Hamilton College,SUNY Oswego, SUNY Cortland, Ithaca College, and Syracuse University are some of the major colleges and universities in the region.

The region is served by several television stations including ABC affiliate WSYR, NBC affiliate WSTM, CBS affiliate WTVH, Fox affiliate WSYT and PBS affiliate WCNY.

Geography of New York