Covert is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States.

[3] The Town of Covert is located in the southeast corner of the county and is northwest of Ithaca, New York.

[4] The primary postal district covering the Town of Covert is ZIP Code 14847 for Interlaken.

The south town line borders Schuyler County, New York, to the southwest and Tompkins County to the southeast and the east town line is defined by Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.

As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 2,154 people, 879 households, and 596 families residing in the town.

24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,284 housing units at an average density of 40.8 per square mile (15.8/km2).

[9] NOTE: It is common for resort communities to have higher than normal vacant house counts.