Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:31 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:31 am – 4:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F38 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June42 in of snow a year, on about 22 days12 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elmira station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsNewtown Battlefield State Parkstate park · 1.3 mi · 380 acresTracy Creek State Foreststate conservation land · under a mile · 1,075 acresBrand Parkpark · 2.8 miWoodlawn National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.1 miWellsburg Village Landspark · 3.7 miMaple Hill State Foreststate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 596 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200138 mi away, near Bath, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200138 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChemung County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 347 days measured62 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 109main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bradford County, PA, 23 mi away
Drinking waterElmira Water Boardserves 54,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202122 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation974 ft297 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElmira Psychiatric Center3.1 miPost officeLowman Post Office3.1 miTown hallElmira City Hall3.5 miPoliceChemung County Sheriff's Office3.4 miFire stationEast Hill Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportElmira Corning Regional Airport ELM9.8 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR79 miInterstateI-861.6 miUS highwayUS 22011 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF74 miCoachElmira (Transit Center)Adirondack Trailways3.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14902 ZIP area.
