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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People38,626 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.515,365 householdsMedian household income $87,989Median home value $184,700Median rent $1,310 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,306 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 19,394 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 13%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 19 minutes76% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 15% 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, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Russian or other Slavic 2%4% 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, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsCounty Of Monroe Landpark · within reach · 2,992 acresWestgate Parkpark · 1.8 miBlack Creek Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 5.1 mi · 58 acresGenesee River Fishing Access Sitestate park · 6.7 miNew York State Landsstate recreation area · 6.4 miGenesee River Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 10.0 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 199850 mi away, near Cobourg, CanadaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 Aug 200447 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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
Elevation561 ft171 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnity Hospital4.6 miPost officeWestgate Post Office2.0 miTown hallGates Town Hall2.3 miPoliceGates Police Department2.3 miFire stationChili Fire Department - Company 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 elementary, 1 otherElementaryWalt Disney Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementarySaint Pius Tenth Schoolunder a mileElementaryFlorence Brasser Elementary School1.1 miCollegeNortheastern Seminary3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport ROC3.0 miInterstateI-490under a mileUS highwayUS 2014 miAmtrakLouise M. Slaughter Station ROC6.7 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 miTransit6 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 14624 ZIP area.
