Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:09 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:30 am – 4:17 pm
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People532 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.4248 householdsMedian household income $50,833Median home value $101,10086% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $960 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting14.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 208 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, retail 15%, other services 14%Average commute 37 minutes82% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 10% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsValley View State Foreststate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 75 acresClinton Fp Detached Parcelstate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 686 acresTown Of Chateaugay Landpark · 6.2 miMoon Pond State Foreststate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 787 acresThe Gulf Unique Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 606 acresBellmont Town Dam Landpark · 8.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200233 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Feb 202418 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowClinton County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured41 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Chittenden County, VT, 55 mi away
Internet at home69% of households have a broadband subscription23% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPlattsburgh Cityserves 24,173 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,141 ft348 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlice Hyde Medical Center17.4 miPost officeChurubusco Post Office1.6 miTown hallClinton Town Hall1.6 miFire stationChateaugay Fire Department6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPlattsburgh International Airport PBG32 miInterstateI-8725 miUS highwayUS 11under a mileAmtrakRouses Point, NY RSP29 miCoachMaloneAdirondack Trailways18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12923 ZIP area.
