Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:30 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:33 am – 4:37 pm
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People2,421 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.3966 householdsMedian household income $53,846Median home value $146,600Median rent $773 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,909 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 918 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, public administration 13%, retail 11%Average commute 17 minutes79% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Russian or other Slavic 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F39 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month June42 in of snow a year, on about 22 days2 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mecklenburg 4sw station, 7 mi away; snow from Elmira
Nearby landmarksMount Pleasantpeak · 2.3 miHavana Glen Park and Campgroundcampground · 1.3 miShequaga Fallswaterfall · 1.8 miOak Hillpeak · 3.9 miAunt Sarahs Fallswaterfall · 2.1 miSalt Pointcape · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarina Parkstate recreation area · 1.7 miVillage of Montour Falls Landpark · 1.0 miTown of Montour Landpark · 1.0 mi · 54 acresWatkins Glen State Parkstate park · 4.1 miTexas Hollow State Foreststate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 986 acresCatharine Valley Trailstate recreation area · 4.0 mi · 167 acresSource: 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 200130 mi away, near Bath, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200130 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSchuyler County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025331 of 355 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tompkins County, NY, 19 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMontour Falls Villageserves 1,635 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation926 ft282 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSchuyler Hospital2.2 miPost officeMontour Falls Post Office1.7 miTown hallMontour Falls Village Hall1.7 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop E Zone 3 Montour Falls Station1.4 miFire stationMontour Falls Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportElmira Corning Regional Airport ELM14 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR64 miInterstateI-8613 miUS highwayUS 1520 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF58 miCoachIthaca, NY (Bus stop outside IC Terrace Apartments)OurBus17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14865 ZIP area.
