Oxford, New York

Oxford, New York
U.S. Post Office, Oxford
Oxford
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°24′22″N 75°35′30″W / 42.40611°N 75.59167°W / 42.40611; -75.59167
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyChenango
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorAlan Davis
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total
60.41 sq mi (156.47 km2)
 • Land60.06 sq mi (155.56 km2)
 • Water0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
Elevation
1,499 ft (457 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,901
 • Estimate 
(2016)
3,811
 • Density63/sq mi (24.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
Area code607
FIPS code36-017-55959
GNIS feature ID0979335
Websitewww.townofoxfordny.gov

Oxford is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The town contains a village also named Oxford. Oxford is an interior town in the south-central part of the county, southwest of the city of Norwich. At the 2010 census the town population was 3,901. The name derives from that of the native town of an early landowner from New England.