Local servicesHospitalElizabethtown Community Hospital10.8 miPost officeEssex Post Office3.0 miTown hallEssex Town Hall3.0 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop B Zone 3 Lewis Station6.7 miFire stationWhallonsburg Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV18 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB108 miInterstateI-875.5 miUS highwayUS 97.6 miAmtrakWestport, NY WSP7.2 miCoachState of VT Park and RideVermont Translines10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12936 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12936 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:09 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:26 am – 4:17 pm
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People691 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.4334 householdsMedian household income $77,321Median home value $290,800Median rent $910 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,167 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 329 employedMain industries: education and health care 40%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 25 minutes66% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, German or Dutch 8%, Spanish 3%, French or Haitian Creole 1%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 11°F38 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June64 in of snow a year, on about 25 days6 days above 90°F, 145 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Willsboro 1 N station, 7 mi away; rain from Elizabethtown
Parks and public landsSplit Rock Wild Foreststate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 3,543 acresKingsland Bay State Parkstate park · 5.5 miButton Bay State Parkstate park · 7.3 miTown Of Willsboro Landpark · 4.9 mi · 81 acresLower Otter Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 142 acresLittle Otter Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 1,002 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200221 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 30 Aug 200748 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowEssex County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide 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, Essex County monitors, NY
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEssex WDserves 350 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation230 ft70 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
