Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:31 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:33 am – 4:39 pm
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People2,152 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.7901 householdsMedian household income $98,783Median home value $211,700Median rent $1,152 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,668 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 689 employedMain industries: manufacturing 29%, education and health care 20%, other services 9%Average commute 17 minutes73% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages55% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 31% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F32 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month August53 in of snow a year, on about 42 days12 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elmira Corning Rgnl Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Corning
Parks and public landsTown of Corning Landpark · 2.0 miSperr Memorial Parkpark · 2.4 miMark Twain State Parkstate park · 6.9 mi · 468 acresCatlin State Foreststate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 607 acresWoodlawn National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.4 miErwin Hollow State Foreststate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 529 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200126 mi away, near Bath, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200126 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChemung County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025304 of 365 days measured58 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Steuben County, NY, 23 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBig Flats Water District 5serves 8,489 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,506 ft459 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGuthrie Corning Hospital1.5 miPost officeBig Flats Post Office1.6 miTown hallBig Flats Town Hall1.6 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop E Zone 3 - Big Flats Station1.6 miFire stationBig Flats Volunteer Fire Company1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBig Flats Elementary School1.8 miCollegeCorning Community College6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportElmira Corning Regional Airport ELM3.5 miMajor airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport ROC76 miInterstateI-861.5 miUS highwayUS 157.0 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF73 miCoachCorningAdirondack Trailways4.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14814 ZIP area.
