Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:16 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:29 am – 4:24 pm
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People135 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.264 householdsMedian household income $73,409Median home value $350,00073% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,000 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 7°F50 in of rain a year, on about 118 dayswettest month October154 in of snow a year, on about 56 days2 days above 90°F, 193 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Big Moose 3 Se station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsMoose River Plains Wild Foreststate conservation land · within reach · 67,242 acresEighth Lake Campgroundstate recreation area · 2.4 mi · 242 acresBrown Tract Pond Campgroundstate recreation area · 2.5 mi · 273 acresBlue Ridge Wildernessstate wilderness · 3.3 mi · 48,300 acresPigeon Lake Wildernessstate wilderness · 3.5 mi · 50,875 acresGolden Beach Campgroundstate recreation area · 3.6 mi · 99 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 7 Oct 198323 mi away, The 1983 Blue Mountain Lake, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 30 Aug 200740 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHamilton County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025345 of 355 days measured10 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hamilton County monitors, NY
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSpeculator Vserves 2,008 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,053 ft626 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeRaquette Lake Post Office2.2 miTown hallInlet Town Hall7.1 miPoliceInlet Police Department7.1 miFire stationRaquette Lake Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK48 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB83 miAmtrakUtica, NY UCA55 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13436 ZIP area.