Local servicesPost officeWanakena Post Office2.1 miTown hallFine Municipal Building7.5 miFire stationStar Lake Fire Department Station 17.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK41 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR91 miUS highwayUS 1131 miAmtrakRome, NY ROM68 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13695 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13695 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min5:16 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:31 am – 4:24 pm
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People157 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.845 householdsMedian household income $123,036Median home value $232,100100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,265 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 103 employedMain industries: education and health care 45%, hospitality, food and recreation 25%, other services 13%Average commute 9 minutes54% drive alone, 24% car-pool, 23% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 5°F43 in of rain a year, on about 103 dayswettest month July154 in of snow a year, on about 56 days2 days above 90°F, 181 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wanakena Rngr School station, 3 mi away; snow from Big Moose 3 Se
Nearby landmarksCranberry Lakelake · 2.4 miHigh Fallswaterfall · 2.4 miRoundtop Mountainpeak · under a mileThreemile Mountainpeak · 2.3 miBoiling Springspring · 1.6 miSouth Baybay · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFive Ponds Wildernessstate wilderness · within reach · 131,269 acresRanger Schoolstate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 861 acresCranberry Lake Wild Foreststate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 25,992 acresBuck Pond Primitive Areastate conservation land · 4.5 miTamarack Creek Primitive Areastate conservation land · 5.9 miLowes Lakestate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 3,062 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 7 Oct 198335 mi away, The 1983 Blue Mountain Lake, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 24 Aug 201149 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. Lawrence County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025345 of 355 days measured10 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hamilton County, NY, 37 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription78% 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 waterWanakena Water Companyserves 200 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,764 ft538 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
