Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min5:10 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:25 am – 4:18 pm
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People1,271 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.2481 householdsMedian household income $69,692Median home value $115,20098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,404 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 461 employedMain industries: education and health care 48%, manufacturing 16%, other services 11%Average commute 23 minutes78% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 12% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, German or Dutch 3%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 10°F38 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June64 in of snow a year, on about 25 days12 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vergennes station, 13 mi away; rain from Elizabethtown
Nearby landmarksCook Mountainpeak · under a mileQuinn Mountainpeak · under a mileMullen Baybay · 1.7 miSouth Baybay · 5.2 miBluff Pointcape · 5.9 miCrown Pointcape · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsD.A.R. State Parkstate park · 4.3 miPort Henry Boat Launchstate recreation area · 3.4 miChimney Point State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 59 acresTown Of Westport Landpark · 3.8 mi · 1,335 acresLincoln Pond Campgroundstate recreation area · 5.5 mi · 134 acresCrown Point Campgroundstate recreation area · 5.5 mi · 70 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200231 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 30 Aug 200746 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowEssex County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured54 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 41, worst day 159main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Essex County monitors, NY
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Placid Vserves 5,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,307 ft398 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElizabethtown Community Hospital10.0 miPost officeMineville Post Office2.1 miTown hallMoriah Town Hall3.9 miPoliceMoriah Police Department4.0 miFire stationPort Henry Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV31 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB95 miInterstateI-875.9 miUS highwayUS 97.7 miAmtrakPort Henry, NY POH4.0 miCoachState of VT Park and RideVermont Translines13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12956 ZIP area.
