Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:25 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:32 am – 4:33 pm
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People4,159 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.11,682 householdsMedian household income $91,389Median home value $227,200Median rent $1,315 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,285 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 2,085 employedMain industries: education and health care 38%, retail 13%, construction 10%Average commute 20 minutes78% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Arabic 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 11°F49 in of rain a year, on about 104 dayswettest month June117 in of snow a year, on about 64 days1 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tully Heiberg Forest station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsTown of LaFayette Landpark · 1.9 miOtisco Town Parkpark · 3.9 miClark Reservation State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 340 acresOtisco Lake Waterway Access Sitestate recreation area · 7.5 miLabrador Hollow Unique Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 1,492 acresState University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestrystate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 2,286 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOnondaga County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025298 of 358 days measured56 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Onondaga County monitors, NY
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOwego Heights Mobile Home Parkserves 240 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,216 ft371 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUpstate University Hospital Community Campus9.1 miPost officeLa Fayette Post Office1.2 miTown hallTully Village Hall6.2 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop D Zone 2 Lafayette Station1.8 miFire stationLaFayette Fire Department Station 11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryC Grant Grimshaw School1.2 miCollegeOnondaga Community College9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR16 miInterstateI-81under a mileUS highwayUS 111.2 miAmtrakRegional Transportation Center SYR14 miCoachSyracuse, NY (Syracuse University- Waverly Ave. between Walnut Place and University Ave.)OurBus11 miTransit2 stops within a mileCentroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13084 ZIP area.
