Local servicesHospitalElizabethtown Community Hospital15.6 miPost officeKeene Valley Post Office7.1 miFire stationKeene Valley Hose and Ladder Company 16.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK24 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB95 miInterstateI-8711 miUS highwayUS 99.8 miAmtrakPort Henry, NY POH22 miCoachKeene ValleyAdirondack Trailways6.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12943 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12943 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min5:12 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min7:27 am – 4:19 pm
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People260 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.8115 householdsMedian home value $228,40069% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,774 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 107 employedMain industries: retail 39%, education and health care 27%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 11 minutes41% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 16% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages49% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 74°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 7°F44 in of rain a year, on about 107 dayswettest month June104 in of snow a year, on about 57 days1 days above 90°F, 184 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Placid 2 S station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksIndian Fallswaterfall · 2.6 miBasin Mountainpeak · under a mileSaddleback Mountainpeak · under a mileIndian Covebay · 2.9 miBushnell Fallswaterfall · 1.6 miJohns Brook Lodgecampground · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHigh Peaks Wildernessstate wilderness · within reach · 275,166 acresJohns Brook Primitive Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 147 acresMount Van Hoevenberg Winter Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.9 mi · 1,187 acresGiant Mountain Wildernessstate wilderness · 6.2 mi · 23,680 acresFinch Pruynstate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 6,177 acresTown Of North Elba Landpark · 6.4 mi · 305 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200228 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 24 Aug 201147 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription97% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Placid Vserves 5,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,603 ft1,403 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
