Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:26 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:31 am – 4:33 pm
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People652 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.4241 householdsMedian household income $80,208Median home value $175,000Median rent $1,107 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,771 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 299 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, professional and business services 16%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 27 minutes75% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 11°F49 in of rain a year, on about 104 dayswettest month June117 in of snow a year, on about 64 days1 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tully Heiberg Forest station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsHewitt State Foreststate conservation land · 1.2 mi · 938 acresPreble Town of Landpark · 2.3 miGrout Brook Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 4.3 miState University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestrystate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 2,286 acresSpafford County Forestpark · 3.5 mi · 828 acresCasterline Pond Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 6.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCortland County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively LowLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Onondaga County, NY, 18 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMarybell Homesserves 355 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,696 ft517 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGuthrie Cortland Medical Center9.9 miPost officePreble Post Office2.4 miTown hallPreble Town Hall2.4 miPoliceHomer Police Department8.0 miFire stationPreble Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportIthaca Tompkins Regional Airport ITH23 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR25 miInterstateI-813.5 miUS highwayUS 113.3 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF22 miCoachCortlandAdirondack Trailways11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13141 ZIP area.
