Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:23 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:28 am – 4:30 pm
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People1,779 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.6579 householdsMedian household income $62,337Median home value $151,600Median rent $993 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,892 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 721 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 15%, construction 13%Average commute 30 minutes76% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, German or Dutch 12%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 13°F42 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month June77 in of snow a year, on about 48 days7 days above 90°F, 158 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sherburne station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsCharles E. Baker State Foreststate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 9,071 acresBrookfield Railroad State Foreststate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 848 acresBeaver Creek State Foreststate wilderness · 5.4 miPlainfield State Foreststate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 1,863 acresGorton Lake State Foreststate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 507 acresMount Hunger State Foreststate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 600 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Jun 199134 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Jun 199134 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOtsego County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025298 of 353 days measured55 moderate daysMedian index 27, worst day 99main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Oneida County, NY, 32 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOneonta Cityserves 15,954 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,603 ft489 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommunity Memorial Hospital11.7 miPost officeBrookfield Post Office1.8 miTown hallPlainfield Town Hall5.5 miFire stationBrookfield Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolBrookfield Central School1.9 miCollegeColgate University11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR46 miInterstateI-9022 miUS highwayUS 206.7 miAmtrakUtica, NY UCA22 miCoachHamilton, NY (Colgate University Student Union, Lally Lane)OurBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13485 ZIP area.
