Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:26 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:34 am – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 14°F47 in of rain a year, on about 113 dayswettest month October159 in of snow a year, on about 64 days8 days above 90°F, 132 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fulton station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsCross Lake Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 3.9 miSeneca River Boat Launchstate recreation area · 4.5 miTown Of Lysander Landpark · 5.2 mi · 50 acresCounty Of Cayuga Landpark · 5.7 miOswego Canalstate recreation area · 8.7 mi · 592 acresNine Mile Creek Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 10.5 miSource: 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 3.3 on 29 Jun 202440 mi away, near Ellisburg, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 29 Jun 202440 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOnondaga County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025298 of 358 days measured56 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Onondaga County monitors, NY
Drinking waterOcwaserves 350,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation499 ft152 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAuburn Community Hospital16.1 miPost officePlainville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCato Town Hall4.9 miPoliceBaldwinsville Police Department5.7 miFire stationPlainville Fire District Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBryant and Stratton College Liverpool Campus10.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR17 miInterstateI-905.7 miUS highwayUS 2015 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF12 miCoachSyracuse Bus StationFlixBus15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13137 ZIP area.
