Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:37 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:42 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 16°F53 in of rain a year, on about 122 dayswettest month October168 in of snow a year, on about 73 days1 days above 90°F, 144 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Colden 1w station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsDurham Road Playgroundstate park · 1.0 miWilliams Parkstate park · 1.1 miFairway Gardens Polaygroundstate park · 1.5 miRoundtree Playgroundstate park · 1.7 miWoodstream Playgroundstate park · 1.7 miAmsdell Heights Playgroundstate park · 2.1 miSource: 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 3.8 on 6 Feb 20238 mi away, near West Seneca, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 6 Feb 20238 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighErie County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025233 of 365 days measured121 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 140main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Erie County monitors, NY
Drinking waterEcwa Directserves 313,380 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation570 ft174 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital of Buffalo6.6 miPost officeAthol Springs Post Office1.2 miTown hallBlasdell Village Hall3.5 miPoliceLackawanna Police Department5.1 miFire stationLake Shore Volunteer Fire Company Rogers Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighSaint Francis High School1.2 miElementaryCloverbank Elementary School1.5 miCollegeHilbert College3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBuffalo Niagara International Airport BUF14 miInterstateI-902.9 miUS highwayUS 202.2 miAmtrakExchange Street Station BFX7.6 miLight railDL&W StationNiagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)7.3 miCoachBuffaloAdirondack Trailways8.0 miTransit10 stops within a mileNiagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14010 ZIP area.
