Local servicesHospitalPorter Medical Center22.2 miPost officeParadox Post Office6.0 miTown hallHague Town Hall6.6 miPoliceTiconderoga Police Department5.7 miFire stationChilson Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport RUT37 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB76 miInterstateI-8710 miUS highwayUS 910 miAmtrakTiconderoga, NY FTC8.2 miCoachSchroon LakeAdirondack Trailways10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12883 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12883 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:12 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:25 am – 4:19 pm
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People4,744 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.92,026 householdsMedian household income $65,865Median home value $178,800Median rent $852 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,629 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,278 employedMain industries: manufacturing 25%, education and health care 23%, retail 14%Average commute 19 minutes61% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 9°F39 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month June59 in of snow a year, on about 28 days7 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cornwall station, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Hillpeak · 3.3 miCranberry Marshlake · under a mileAbes Hillpeak · 1.0 miWolf Pondlake · 3.8 miCrown Point Baybay · 3.5 miOre Bed Baybay · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPharaoh Lake Wildernessstate wilderness · within reach · 46,234 acresPutnam Pond Campgroundstate recreation area · under a mile · 852 acresBald Ledge Primitive Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 511 acresRogers Rock Campgroundstate recreation area · 4.3 mi · 308 acresMossy Point State Boat Launchstate recreation area · 6.3 miParadox Lake Campgroundstate recreation area · 6.9 mi · 284 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200247 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202038 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTiconderoga WDserves 3,700 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,443 ft440 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
