Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:28 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:36 am – 4:36 pm
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People6,897 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.62,747 householdsMedian household income $68,250Median home value $98,800Median rent $962 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,090 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 2,969 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, retail 18%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 21 minutes76% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, German or Dutch 7%, Spanish 4%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 16°F40 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month October105 in of snow a year, on about 40 days8 days above 90°F, 132 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sodus 1w station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsCounty Of Wayne Black Brook Pk Landpark · 3.1 miCounty Of Wayne Landpark · 3.4 mi · 110 acresMontezuma National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.9 mi · 9,677 acresJunius Pond Unique Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 201 acresBeechwood State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 284 acresChimney Bluffs State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 623 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 LowWayne County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025339 of 354 days measured15 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wayne County monitors, NY
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterArcadia-lyons Csaserves 5,800 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation579 ft176 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewark - Wayne Community Hospital5.8 miPost officeLyons Post Office1.9 miTown hallLyons Town Hall1.5 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop E Zone 2 Lyons Station2.1 miFire stationLyons Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryLyons Elementary School1.7 miMiddleLyons Middle High School1.8 miCollegeMarion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital14.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport ROC34 miInterstateI-909.0 miUS highwayUS 2014 miAmtrakLouise M. Slaughter Station ROC31 miCoachGenevaAdirondack Trailways15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14489 ZIP area.
