Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min5:10 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min7:26 am – 4:18 pm
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People1,926 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.4847 householdsMedian household income $80,139Median home value $222,500Median rent $940 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,648 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 816 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, public administration 12%, retail 9%Average commute 28 minutes81% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 10°F38 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June64 in of snow a year, on about 25 days12 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vergennes station, 12 mi away; rain from Elizabethtown
Nearby landmarksBlack Riverriver · 3.7 miHoisington Mountainpeak · 1.5 miPeach Blow Hillpeak · under a mileBluff Pointcape · 4.7 miSouth Baybay · 5.0 miFurnace Pointcape · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown Of Westport Landpark · 1.2 mi · 1,335 acresLee Park Landspark · 2.6 miButton Bay State Parkstate park · 5.9 miLincoln Pond Campgroundstate recreation area · 5.6 mi · 134 acresSplit Rock Wild Foreststate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 3,543 acresUnclassifiedstate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 752 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200224 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 30 Aug 200744 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWestport WDserves 927 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation442 ft135 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElizabethtown Community Hospital5.5 miPost officeWestport Post Office2.8 miTown hallWestport Town Hall2.7 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop B Zone 3 Lewis Station6.5 miFire stationWestport Hose Company 12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV25 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB101 miInterstateI-871.3 miUS highwayUS 95.0 miAmtrakWestport, NY WSP1.9 miCoachState of VT Park and RideVermont Translines12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12993 ZIP area.
