Local servicesHospitalGuthrie Robert Packer Hospital7.4 miPost officeNichols Post Office1.6 miTown hallNichols Town Hall2.1 miPoliceWaverly Police Department7.0 miFire stationNichols Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field BGM25 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR76 miInterstateI-861.2 miUS highwayUS 2208.1 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF72 miCoachElmira (Transit Center)Adirondack Trailways21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13840 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13840 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:30 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:30 am – 4:37 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F37 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month June49 in of snow a year, on about 29 days14 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waverly station, 7 mi away; snow from Owego 3 Wsw
Nearby landmarksHoopers Valley Islandisland · under a mileOak Hillpeak · 4.5 miEast Whitcomb Hillpeak · 2.5 miTuffs Islandisland · 5.6 miIsland Lakelake · 7.3 miSayre Reservoirreservoir · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKirby Parkpark · 2.2 miTwo Rivers State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 564 acresRiver Front Parkpark · 7.2 miMaple Hill State Foreststate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 596 acresNewtown Battlefield State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 380 acresMount Pisgah State Parkstate park · 21.0 mi · 72 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 LowTioga County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 347 days measured62 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 109main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bradford County, PA, 18 mi away
Drinking waterVeolia of Owegoserves 4,850 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation926 ft282 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
