Local servicesHospitalCayuga Medical Center10.3 miPost officeSlaterville Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCaroline Town Hallunder a milePoliceNew York State Police Troop C Zone 3 Ithaca Station5.8 miFire stationSlaterville Springs Volunteer Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCaroline Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCornell University7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportIthaca Tompkins Regional Airport ITH8.1 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR51 miInterstateI-8116 miUS highwayUS 1116 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF47 miCoachIthaca, NY (Bus stop outside IC Terrace Apartments)OurBus7.2 miTransit13 stops within a mileTompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14881 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14881 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:28 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:31 am – 4:35 pm
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People117 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.155 householdsMedian household income $89,06349% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,969 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 15°F38 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month June63 in of snow a year, on about 43 days5 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ithaca Cornell Univ station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsHammond Hill State Foreststate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 3,699 acresWest Branch Owego Creekstate recreation area · 4.1 miYellow Barn State Foreststate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 1,387 acresShindagin Hollow State Foreststate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 5,381 acresEllis Hollow Community Center Landspark · 3.4 miRobinson Hollow State Foreststate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 1,969 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowTompkins County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025331 of 355 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tompkins County monitors, NY
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCornell Universityserves 31,581 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,182 ft360 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
