Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:12 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:30 am – 4:19 pm
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People137 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.287 householdsMedian household income $61,406Median home value $231,30081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,735 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages64% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 51°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 2°F37 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month June104 in of snow a year, on about 57 days1 days above 90°F, 201 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saranac Rgnl Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Lake Placid 2 S
Parks and public landsDebar Mountain Wild Foreststate conservation land · within reach · 80,485 acresMeacham Lake Campgroundstate recreation area · 5.0 mi · 359 acresBuck Pond Campgroundstate recreation area · 5.4 mi · 295 acresCamp Gabrielsstate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 92 acresMadawaska Flow - Quebec Brook Primitive Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 6,043 acresSaint Regis Canoe Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 18,979 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200226 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Feb 202441 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 35 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMalone Vserves 13,232 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,863 ft568 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAdirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake11.8 miPost officeRainbow Lake Post Office3.8 miTown hallBrighton Town Hall4.3 miFire stationPaul Smiths Gabriels Volunteer Fire Department4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK8.2 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB123 miInterstateI-8736 miUS highwayUS 1124 miAmtrakPort Kent, NY PRK41 miCoachPaul SmithsAdirondack Trailways4.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12976 ZIP area.
