Local servicesHospitalElizabethtown Community Hospital8.6 miPost officeMineville Post Office4.0 miTown hallMoriah Town Hall7.9 miPoliceMoriah Police Department7.9 miFire stationMoriah Volunteer Fire Department5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV35 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB93 miInterstateI-871.2 miUS highwayUS 93.1 miAmtrakPort Henry, NY POH8.0 miCoachKeene ValleyAdirondack Trailways11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12998 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12998 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min5:11 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:26 am – 4:18 pm
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People399 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.0145 households83% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 160 employedMain industries: professional and business services 44%, construction 29%, education and health care 23%Average commute 49 minutes81% drive alone, 19% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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, 19 mi away; rain from Elizabethtown
Nearby landmarksPotter Hillpeak · 3.6 miFeeder Mountainpeak · 1.7 miFeeder Pondlake · under a mileNewport Pondlake · under a mileSplit Rock Fallswaterfall · 3.4 miNorth Fork Boquet Riverriver · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHammond Pond Wild Foreststate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 46,874 acresLincoln Pond Campgroundstate recreation area · 3.4 mi · 134 acresGiant Mountain Wildernessstate wilderness · 3.6 mi · 23,680 acresBoquet River Primtive Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 86 acresSharp Bridge Campgroundstate recreation area · 4.5 mi · 193 acresPort Henry Boat Launchstate recreation area · 7.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200230 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 30 Aug 200741 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 subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Placid Vserves 5,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,408 ft429 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
