Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:19 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:31 am – 4:26 pm
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People1,606 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.9733 householdsMedian household income $70,478Median home value $163,600Median rent $852 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,560 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 800 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 14%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 39 minutes81% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Russian or other Slavic 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 8°F42 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month October127 in of snow a year, on about 61 days2 days above 90°F, 165 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lowville station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Lakelake · 2.8 miChase Lakelake · under a mileShingle Mill Fallswaterfall · 3.0 miEatonville Fallswaterfall · 3.0 miIndependence Riverriver · 4.3 miBuck Mountainpeak · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIndependence River State Foreststate conservation land · within reach · 694 acresHogsback State Foreststate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 1,747 acresOtter Creek State Foreststate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 1,412 acresIndependence River Wild Foreststate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 79,314 acresBeaver Creek State Foreststate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 7,223 acresGreig Fp Detached Parcelstate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 245 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197535 mi away, near Long Lake, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 23 Apr 202336 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLewis County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025298 of 353 days measured55 moderate daysMedian index 27, worst day 99main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Oneida County, NY, 36 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLowville Villageserves 4,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,258 ft383 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLewis County General Hospital10.0 miPost officeBrantingham Community Post Office4.3 miTown hallWatson Town Hall4.4 miPoliceLowville Village Police Department9.3 miFire station3G Volunteer Fire Company Brantingham Station 24.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWatertown International Airport ART39 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR60 miInterstateI-78134 miUS highwayUS 1133 miAmtrakRome, NY ROM39 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13343 ZIP area.
