Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:31 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:33 am – 4:38 pm
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People4,561 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.82,102 householdsMedian household income $61,875Median home value $164,700Median rent $825 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,205 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,014 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, retail 12%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 21 minutes72% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F39 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month June53 in of snow a year, on about 42 days2 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mecklenburg 4sw station, 11 mi away; snow from Corning
Nearby landmarksSalt Pointcape · 3.6 miWatkins Glen State Park Gorge Trailpark · 3.7 miWatkins Glen State Park Six Nations Camping Areacampground · 3.4 miCoal Pointcape · 3.4 miWatkins Hillpeak · 2.7 miWatkins Glen State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWatkins Glen State Parkstate park · 1.8 mi · 794 acresSugar Hill State Foreststate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 9,239 acresMarina Parkstate recreation area · 4.8 miCoon Hollow State Foreststate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 2,484 acresVillage of Watkins Glen Landpark · 4.3 miVillage of Montour Falls Landpark · 5.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200123 mi away, near Bath, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200123 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSchuyler County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025304 of 365 days measured58 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Steuben County, NY, 24 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWatkins Glen Villageserves 2,149 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,418 ft432 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSchuyler Hospital4.7 miPost officeReading Center Post Office3.7 miTown hallReading Town Hall3.4 miPoliceWatkins Glen Police Department3.6 miFire stationWatkins Glen Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportElmira Corning Regional Airport ELM15 miMajor airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport ROC63 miInterstateI-8616 miUS highwayUS 1517 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF60 miCoachCorningAdirondack Trailways17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14891 ZIP area.
