Local servicesHospitalAdirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake4.0 miPost officeRay Brook Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHarrietstown Town Hall2.6 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop B Headquarters Ray Brookunder a mileFire stationSaranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorth Country Community College2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK8.1 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB108 miInterstateI-8726 miUS highwayUS 924 miAmtrakWestport, NY WSP33 miCoachRay BrookAdirondack Trailwaysunder a mileTransit2 stops within a mileAdirondack Trailways, Essex County Public Transportation (ECPT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12977 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12977 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:12 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:28 am – 4:20 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,186 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.48 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher53% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 24%, other Indo-European languages 2%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 74°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 5°F44 in of rain a year, on about 107 dayswettest month June104 in of snow a year, on about 57 days1 days above 90°F, 192 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ray Brook station; rain from Lake Placid 2 S
Nearby landmarksNorth Baybay · 2.7 miScarface Mountain Trailtrailhead · under a mileOseetah Trailstrailhead · under a mileWolf Pondlake · 1.4 miNorth Country Community Collegecollege · 2.0 miLake Colbylake · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMeadowbrook Campgroundstate recreation area · under a mile · 128 acresHigh Peaks Wildernessstate wilderness · 1.1 mi · 275,166 acresSaranac Lakes Wild Foreststate conservation land · under a mile · 80,707 acresMckenzie Mountain Wildernessstate wilderness · 2.3 mi · 37,445 acresTrustees Village Saranac Lake Landpark · 1.5 miSoccer Fieldrecreation area · 1.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200225 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jan 202049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowEssex County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide 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, Essex County monitors, NY
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% 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 waterAdirondack Correctional Facilityserves 2,400 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,659 ft506 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
