Local servicesHospitalAdirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake21.4 miPost officePiercefield Post Office3.6 miTown hallPiercefield Town Hall3.7 miPoliceTupper Lake Police Department6.3 miFire stationPiercefield Volunteer Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK19 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR112 miUS highwayUS 1134 miAmtrakWestport, NY WSP56 miCoachPaul SmithsAdirondack Trailways19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12973 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12973 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:14 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:30 am – 4:22 pm
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People136 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.555 householdsMedian household income $86,875Median home value $98,800100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,425 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 4°F45 in of rain a year, on about 112 dayswettest month June105 in of snow a year, on about 58 days1 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tupper Lake Sunmount station, 7 mi away; snow from Newcomb
Nearby landmarksMount Matumblapeak · under a mileBurnt Islandisland · 1.6 miBurnt Island Rapidsrapids · 1.6 miHedgehog Rapidsrapids · 2.1 miMarsh Pondslake · 2.3 miSols Islandisland · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRaquette-Jordan Boreal Primitive Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 12,380 acresDead Creek Primitive Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 1,136 acresTown Of Piercefield Landpark · 3.4 miTown of Tupper Lake Landpark · 4.5 miHorseshoe Lake Wild Foreststate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 17,197 acresRollins Pond Campgroundstate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 520 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200246 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 28 Nov 201549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. Lawrence County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighWinter weather 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, nearest monitors: Essex County, NY, 41 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPiercefield Water Districtserves 164 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,438 ft743 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
