Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:31 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:39 am – 4:38 pm
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People25,538 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.210,824 householdsMedian household income $55,807Median home value $158,400Median rent $1,055 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,044 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 11,168 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, retail 12%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 19 minutes72% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 12%, other Indo-European languages 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 19°F35 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July102 in of snow a year, on about 65 days8 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rochester Gtr Intl Ap station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiddle Fallswaterfall · 3.5 miHigh Fallswaterfall · 4.3 miMonroe Community College - Downtown Campuscollege · 4.0 miUniversity of Rochestercollege · 4.6 miCraig Hillpeak · 3.0 miPaddy Hillpeak · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown Of Gates Landpark · under a mile · 125 acresCounty Of Monroe Landpark · 1.6 mi · 2,992 acresNew York State Landsstate recreation area · 6.1 miBlack Creek Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 6.4 mi · 58 acresBraddock Bay State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 376 acresSlater Creek Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 7.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 25 Dec 199847 mi away, near Cobourg, CanadaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 Aug 200446 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMonroe County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025271 of 365 days measured87 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 135main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monroe County monitors, NY
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMcwaserves 525,262 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2025: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation530 ft162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnity Hospital1.5 miPost officeLexington Rochester Post Office1.8 miTown hallGates Town Hall1.5 miPoliceGates Police Department1.6 miFire stationGates Volunteer Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherSchoolNorthstar Christian Academyunder a mileElementaryNeil Armstrong Elementary School1.1 miHighGates Chili High School1.2 miCollegeMonroe Community College - Downtown Campus4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport ROC3.8 miInterstateI-4901.2 miUS highwayUS 2018 miAmtrakLouise M. Slaughter Station ROC4.6 miCoachRochester, NY (Greater Rochester International Airport, arrivals/lower level. The bus will stop on the outer roadway in the Shuttles/RTS buses area. FOurBus3.4 miTransit18 stops within a mileRTS MonroeSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14606 ZIP area.
