Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:12 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min7:25 am – 4:20 pm
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People118 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.772 householdsMedian household income $124,167Median home value $333,300100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,649 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 45% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, French or Haitian Creole 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 9°F39 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month June59 in of snow a year, on about 28 days7 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cornwall station, 25 mi away
Nearby landmarksOwls Headpeak · 1.2 miSugar Hillpeak · 1.8 miBriar Pointcape · under a mileSmith Baybay · under a mileParadox Lakelake · under a mileGrosvenor Baybay · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPharaoh Lake Wildernessstate wilderness · under a mile · 46,234 acresParadox Lake Campgroundstate recreation area · under a mile · 284 acresParadox Lakestate conservation land · under a mile · 842 acresHoffman Notch Wildernessstate wilderness · 3.2 mi · 38,548 acresTown Of Schroon Landpark · 3.1 miHammond Pond Wild Foreststate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 46,874 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200244 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202041 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 home83% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% 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
Elevation901 ft275 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElizabethtown Community Hospital23.9 miPost officeSeverance Post Office1.4 miTown hallSchroon Town Hall4.0 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop B Zone 3 Schroon Lake Station2.9 miFire stationSchroon Lake Volunteer Fire Department4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK43 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB78 miInterstateI-872.4 miUS highwayUS 92.4 miAmtrakTiconderoga, NY FTC16 miCoachSchroon LakeAdirondack Trailways2.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12858 ZIP area.
