Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:12 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min7:25 am – 4:20 pm
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People22 residentsin the ZIP code area11 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 4°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month October105 in of snow a year, on about 58 days1 days above 90°F, 186 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newcomb station, 26 mi away
Nearby landmarksOwls Headpeak · 1.2 miSugar Hillpeak · 2.0 miGrosvenor Baybay · under a mileParadox Lakelake · under a mileBriar Pointcape · 1.2 miSmith Baybay · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPharaoh Lake Wildernessstate wilderness · 1.7 mi · 46,234 acresParadox Lake Campgroundstate recreation area · 1.7 mi · 284 acresParadox Lakestate conservation land · under a mile · 842 acresHoffman Notch Wildernessstate wilderness · 2.1 mi · 38,548 acresTown Of Schroon Landpark · 2.6 miHammond Pond Wild Foreststate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 46,874 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200243 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202041 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 home0% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone100% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Placid Vserves 5,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation883 ft269 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElizabethtown Community Hospital23.8 miPost officeSeverance Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSchroon Town Hall3.7 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop B Zone 3 Schroon Lake Station2.4 miFire stationSchroon Lake Volunteer Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK42 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB79 miInterstateI-871.4 miUS highwayUS 91.7 miAmtrakTiconderoga, NY FTC17 miCoachSchroon LakeAdirondack Trailways1.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12872 ZIP area.
