Local servicesPost officeSilver Bay Post Office2.6 miTown hallHague Town Hall4.7 miFire stationHague Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Squad Station 22.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport RUT32 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB66 miInterstateI-8711 miUS highwayUS 412 miAmtrakWhitehall, NY WHL12 miCoachChestertownAdirondack Trailways13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12874 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12874 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:12 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min7:24 am – 4:20 pm
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People205 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.5112 householdsMedian household income $158,50081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,000 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages60% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 35% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 12°F43 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month August78 in of snow a year, on about 37 days12 days above 90°F, 143 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Whitehall station, 12 mi away; snow from N Creek 5 Se
Nearby landmarksSilver Baybay · 2.4 miVan Buren Baybay · 2.5 miCatamount Mountainpeak · under a mileMiddle Mountainpeak · 1.0 miDeer Leap Trailheadtrailhead · 2.0 miSlim Pointcape · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake George Wild Foreststate conservation land · under a mile · 72,549 acresPharaoh Lake Wildernessstate wilderness · 4.7 mi · 46,234 acresLake George Islands Campgroundstate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 400 acresPutnam Town Of Landpark · 5.7 mi · 50 acresFirst Brother Primitive Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 91 acresRogers Rock Campgroundstate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 308 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 7 Oct 198339 mi away, The 1983 Blue Mountain Lake, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202028 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWarren County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 364 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 130main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rutland County, VT, 25 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterQueensbury Water Districtserves 21,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,567 ft478 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
