Local servicesHospitalWestern New York Children's Psychiatric Center3.5 miPost officeSpring Brook Post Office1.3 miTown hallElma Town Hall1.5 miPoliceErie County Sheriff's Office District 3 - Elma Substation1.5 miFire stationSpring Brook Volunteer Fire Company1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryElma Primary School1.4 miCollegeChrist the King Seminary2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBuffalo Niagara International Airport BUF9.8 miInterstateI-906.3 miUS highwayUS 201.6 miAmtrakDepew Station BUF7.5 miLight railDL&W StationNiagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)12 miCoachBuffalo (Airport - BUF)Adirondack Trailways9.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14140 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:36 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:42 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F44 in of rain a year, on about 106 dayswettest month October109 in of snow a year, on about 48 days1 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wales station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksChrist the King Seminarycollege · 2.4 miBryant and Stratton College Orchard Parkcollege · 5.3 miGreen Lakelake · 5.5 miBonny Lakelake · 7.9 miOrchard Park Reservoirreservoir · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKnox Farm State Parkstate park · 1.9 mi · 667 acresCarriage Park Playgroundstate park · 2.7 miWinch Parkstate park · 2.9 miMill Road Parkstate park · 4.2 miSwimming Pool/Playgroundstate park · 4.9 miEbenezer Land'Sstate park · 5.0 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 3.8 on 6 Feb 20237 mi away, near West Seneca, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 6 Feb 20237 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighErie County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025233 of 365 days measured121 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 140main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Erie County monitors, NY
Drinking waterEcwa Directserves 313,380 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation886 ft270 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
