Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:26 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:31 am – 4:34 pm
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People116 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 69.961 householdsMedian household income $97,125Median home value $205,800100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,146 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages57% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksLower Little York Lakelake · under a mileUpper Little York Lakelake · under a mileMount Toppinpeak · 1.6 miBrake Hillpeak · 1.9 miWillow Pointcape · 8.7 miSUNY Cortlandcollege · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCortland County Landpark · 1.3 mi · 74 acresCasterline Pond Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 3.0 miPreble Town of Landpark · 2.6 miHewitt State Foreststate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 938 acresState University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestrystate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 2,286 acresGrout Brook Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCortland County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively LowLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Onondaga County, NY, 21 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCortland (c)serves 20,095 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,383 ft422 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGuthrie Cortland Medical Center6.1 miPost officeLittle York Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPreble Town Hall2.9 miPoliceHomer Police Department4.2 miFire stationPreble Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportIthaca Tompkins Regional Airport ITH20 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR29 miInterstateI-811.2 miUS highwayUS 113.4 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF26 miCoachCortlandAdirondack 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 13087 ZIP area.