Local servicesHospitalFairview Hospital10.4 miPost officeTaconic Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorth Canaan Town Hall3.3 miPoliceConnecticut State Police Troop B - Canaan3.7 miFire stationCanaan Fire Company4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL37 miInterstateI-9018 miUS highwayUS 442.9 miAmtrakWindsor Locks, CT WNL41 miCoachGreat BarringtonPeter Pan (BZ)11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06079 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:18 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:18 am – 4:25 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 14°F47 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month June50 in of snow a year, on about 26 days12 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Falls Village station, 7 mi away; snow from Copake
Parks and public landsEast Twin Lake Water Accessstate recreation area · under a mile · 95 acresMount Riga State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 1.6 miTaconic State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 6,165 acresAppalachian Trail Conservancy Landstate conservation land · 2.0 miMount Everett State Reservationstate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 91 acresEdith Scoville Memorial Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 271 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200030 mi away, near Granville, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200030 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNorthwest Hills Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025297 of 365 days measured59 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 161main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Litchfield County monitors, CT
Drinking waterTorrington Water Companyserves 37,915 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation838 ft255 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
