Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min5:20 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:34 am – 4:27 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,440 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 22.30 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate97% of adults are in the labour force, 230 employedMain industries: public administration 27%, education and health care 24%, finance, insurance and real estate 20%Average commute 6 minutes23% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 32% walk or cycle, 28% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 72%, Spanish 17%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Chinese 3%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 11°F44 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month October116 in of snow a year, on about 41 days4 days above 90°F, 144 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Watertown station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksSaint James Lakelake · under a milePleasant Creek Fallswaterfall · 3.9 miPoors Islandisland · 3.5 miNorth Star Springspring · 3.8 miOrvis Hillpeak · 5.1 miChilds Fallswaterfall · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlack River Village of Landpark · 2.7 miMaple Street Parkpark · 2.8 miBlack River Trailstate recreation area · 6.3 miBlack River At Huntingtonville Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 6.9 miCoyote Flats State Foreststate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 560 acresPinckney State Foreststate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 2,102 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 23 Apr 202319 mi away, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 29 Jun 202436 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJefferson County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025336 of 355 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, NY
Drinking waterFort Drumserves 34,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation634 ft193 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarthage Area Hospital8.8 miPost officeGreat Bend Post Office1.9 miTown hallBlack River Municipal Building3.4 miPoliceBlack River / Evans Mills Police Department3.4 miFire stationFort Drum Fire Department Wheeler Sack Army Airfield2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryChristian Heritage Preschool1.8 miCollegeJefferson Community College10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWatertown International Airport ART14 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR67 miInterstateI-7814.4 miUS highwayUS 113.4 miAmtrakRome, NY ROM61 miCoachEvans MillsAdirondack Trailways3.4 miTransit4 stops within a mileLewis County Public Transportation (LCPT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13602 ZIP area.
