Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:25 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:29 am – 4:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 12°F45 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month June75 in of snow a year, on about 47 days6 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norwich station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsPharsalia Woods State Foreststate conservation land · within reach · 9,199 acresBowman Lake State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 1,135 acresPerkins Pond State Foreststate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 1,954 acresBalsam Swamp State Foreststate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 2,681 acresMcdonough State Foreststate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 6,918 acresPitcher Springs State Foreststate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 1,837 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChenango County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025298 of 358 days measured56 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Onondaga County, NY, 38 mi away
Drinking waterNorwich Cityserves 8,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,778 ft542 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUHS Chenango Memorial Hospital10.4 miPost officeSouth Otselic Post Office5.3 miTown hallOtselic Town Hall5.5 miFire stationPharsalia Fire Company1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field BGM29 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR41 miInterstateI-8119 miUS highwayUS 1119 miAmtrakRegional Transportation Center SYR41 miCoachHamilton, NY (Colgate University Student Union, Lally Lane)OurBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13758 ZIP area.
