Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:30 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:31 am – 4:38 pm
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People1,260 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.7520 householdsMedian household income $64,904Median home value $149,100Median rent $1,137 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,216 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 477 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 18%, retail 12%Average commute 26 minutes91% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F38 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June42 in of snow a year, on about 22 days12 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elmira station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsNewtown Battlefield State Parkstate park · 3.3 mi · 380 acresTracy Creek State Foreststate conservation land · 2.6 mi · 1,075 acresMaple Hill State Foreststate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 596 acresWellsburg Village Landspark · 5.2 miTwo Rivers State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 564 acresBrand Parkpark · 5.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200140 mi away, near Bath, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200140 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChemung County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 347 days measured62 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 109main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bradford County, PA, 23 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterElmira Water Boardserves 54,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202122 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,420 ft433 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElmira Psychiatric Center5.6 miPost officeLowman Post Office4.4 miTown hallAshland Town Hall5.8 miPoliceChemung County Sheriff's Office5.9 miFire stationBaldwin Volunteer Fire Company Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportElmira Corning Regional Airport ELM12 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR77 miInterstateI-864.2 miUS highwayUS 2209.3 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF72 miCoachElmira (Transit Center)Adirondack Trailways6.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14861 ZIP area.
