Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:21 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:17 am – 4:28 pm
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People26,361 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.09,011 householdsMedian household income $138,617Median home value $508,500Median rent $1,888 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 13,650 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, construction 12%, retail 9%Average commute 41 minutes70% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 11%, other Indo-European languages 6%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 17°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month December40 in of snow a year, on about 17 days16 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shrub Oak station, 6 mi away; snow from Yorktown Hts 1w
Nearby landmarksLake Lincolndalelake · 3.1 miProspect Hillpeak · 2.2 miKirk Lakelake · under a mileMahopac Pointcape · under a mileCanopus Islandisland · under a milePetre Islandisland · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Carmel Landpark · 1.3 mi · 81 acresClarence Fahnestock Memorial State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 14,774 acresSycamore Parkpark · 2.3 miDonald J. Trump State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 439 acresCalifornia Hill State Foreststate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 983 acresState of New York Landsstate recreation area · 5.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198528 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPutnam County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025323 of 343 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Putnam County monitors, NY
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCarmel WD 2serves 5,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation611 ft186 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPutnam Hospital Center4.6 miPost officeMahopac Falls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCarmel Town Hall1.5 miPoliceCarmel Police Department1.5 miFire stationMahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleMahopac Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryHudson Valley Christian Academy1.0 miHighMahopac High School1.2 miCollegeYeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College10.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF20 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA42 miInterstateI-6845.7 miUS highwayUS 61.1 miAmtrakCroton-Harmon, NY CRT15 miRailCroton FallsMetro-North Railroad5.2 miCoachWest Point Thayer GateShortLine Hudson11 miTransit8 stops within a milePutnam Area Rapid Transit (PART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 10541 ZIP area.
