Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:35 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:41 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 19°F41 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month September95 in of snow a year, on about 60 days3 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buffalo station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksDarien Lake State Park Campgroundcampground · 3.6 miDarien Lakes State Parkcampground · 3.7 miWest Hillpeak · 6.9 miBonny Lakelake · 5.8 miEast Hillpeak · 5.3 miLake Jeromelake · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDarien Lakes State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 1,842 acresTown Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 64 acresVillage Of Corfu Landpark · 3.4 miParker Commonsstate park · 6.1 miWestern New York National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.6 mi · 285 acresOnondaga Escarpment Unique Areastate conservation land · 5.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 6 Feb 202317 mi away, near West Seneca, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 6 Feb 202317 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
Elevation843 ft257 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMillard Fillmore Suburban Hospital13.4 miPost officeCorfu Post Office3.5 miTown hallAlden Village Hall3.4 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop A Zone 2 Alden Station3.7 miFire stationCrittenden Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeErie Community College North Campus12.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBuffalo Niagara International Airport BUF13 miInterstateI-902.6 miUS highwayUS 203.3 miAmtrakDepew Station BUF13 miCoachBuffalo (Airport - BUF)Adirondack Trailways13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14038 ZIP area.
