Local servicesHospitalAdirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake12.6 miPost officeWilmington Post Office3.8 miTown hallWilmington Town Hall3.8 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop B Zone 3 Wilmington Station4.4 miFire stationWilmington Volunteer Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorth Country Community College11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK16 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB112 miInterstateI-8718 miUS highwayUS 917 miAmtrakWestport, NY WSP25 miCoachLake PlacidAdirondack Trailways7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12997 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12997 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:11 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:28 am – 4:19 pm
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People1,251 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.6514 householdsMedian household income $82,344Median home value $322,600Median rent $1,063 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,571 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 703 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, hospitality, food and recreation 15%, construction 14%Average commute 34 minutes73% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% 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 74°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 7°F44 in of rain a year, on about 107 dayswettest month June104 in of snow a year, on about 57 days1 days above 90°F, 184 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Placid 2 S station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksHigh Fallswaterfall · 1.9 miLookout Mountainpeak · under a mileWhiteface Mountainpeak · under a mileLake Stevenslake · 2.2 miMarble Mountain Trailheadtrailhead · 2.3 miRocky Pointcape · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWhiteface Mountain Ski Centerstate recreation area · within reach · 3,024 acresMckenzie Mountain Wildernessstate wilderness · under a mile · 37,445 acresWilmington Notch Campgroundstate recreation area · 1.9 mi · 120 acresWilmington Wild Foreststate conservation land · under a mile · 16,960 acresSentinel Range Wildernessstate wilderness · 2.2 mi · 23,879 acresState University of New York Atmospheric Sciences Research Centerstate conservation land · 2.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200214 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jan 202043 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWilmington WDserves 980 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,966 ft1,209 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
