TOWN OF DERUYTER QUICK LINKS:
Town Board Meetings 2022:
- January 6 (Re-organization Meeting)
- January 13
- February 10
- March 10
- April 14
- May 12
- June 9
- July 14
- August 11
- September 8
- October 13
- November 10
- December 8
Call us: 315-367-1350
The Milkyway over DeRuyter Reservoir - Photo Credit: William Shoop


DeRuyter is located in the Heart of Central New York in the southwest corner of Madison County. The Village of DeRuyter is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Cortland and 30 miles southeast of Syracuse. The Town's official 2010 census is 1,589 (558 in the Village) with population swelling with seasonal lake residents during the summer months. DeRuyter Lake, which is approximately 2 miles long and 3/4's mile wide at it widest point, is located 3 miles north of the Village.