Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:13 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:25 am – 4:20 pm
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People1,140 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.1551 householdsMedian household income $76,302Median home value $287,500Median rent $1,058 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,669 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 512 employedMain industries: public administration 19%, retail 14%, education and health care 14%Average commute 18 minutes79% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, German or Dutch 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 12°F43 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month August78 in of snow a year, on about 37 days12 days above 90°F, 143 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Whitehall station, 18 mi away; snow from N Creek 5 Se
Nearby landmarksBrant Lakelake · 1.2 miLily Pond and Round Pondtrailhead · under a mileFox Hillpeak · 3.0 miSand Beach Mountainpeak · 1.7 miEagle Pointcape · 5.9 miSchroon Lakelake · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake George Wild Foreststate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 72,549 acresPharaoh Lake Wildernessstate wilderness · 3.3 mi · 46,234 acresFirst Brother Primitive Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 91 acresEagle Point Campgroundstate recreation area · 5.9 miHoricon Boat Launchstate recreation area · 5.9 miScaroon Manor Campgroundstate recreation area · 6.4 mi · 241 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 7 Oct 198333 mi away, The 1983 Blue Mountain Lake, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202028 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWarren County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterQueensbury Water Districtserves 21,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,154 ft352 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeBrant Lake Post Office3.5 miTown hallHoricorn Town Hall3.4 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop G Zone 2 Chestertown Station6.6 miFire stationHoricon Volunteer Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport RUT39 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB66 miInterstateI-874.7 miUS highwayUS 96.0 miAmtrakWhitehall, NY WHL18 miCoachChestertownAdirondack Trailways6.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12815 ZIP area.
