Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 36 min5:10 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:30 am – 4:17 pm
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People55 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.634 householdsMedian household income $78,750Median home value $110,80074% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $912 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 7°F36 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month June107 in of snow a year, on about 46 days2 days above 90°F, 169 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ellenburg Depot station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksChateaugay Riverriver · under a mileWest Hillpeak · 2.9 miHigh Fallswaterfall · 4.6 miKirby Hillpeak · 1.0 miLower Chateaugay Lakelake · 2.5 miBluff Pointcape · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBellmont Town Dam Landpark · under a mileValley View State Foreststate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 75 acresTown Of Chateaugay Landpark · 4.3 miChazy Highlands Wild Foreststate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 47,727 acresMoon Pond State Foreststate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 787 acresClinton Fp Detached Parcelstate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 686 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200229 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Feb 202420 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured54 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 41, worst day 159main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Essex County, NY, 53 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrainardsville WDserves 115 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,353 ft412 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlice Hyde Medical Center12.6 miPost officeBrainardsville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBellmont Town Hallunder a mileFire stationChateaugay Fire Department5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPlattsburgh International Airport PBG31 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB146 miInterstateI-8729 miUS highwayUS 115.5 miAmtrakPlattsburgh, NY PLB31 miCoachMaloneAdirondack Trailways13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12915 ZIP area.
