Local servicesHospitalMountain Laurel Recovery Center16.2 miPost officeNelson Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNelson Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceElkland Police Department4.2 miFire stationNelson Volunteer Fire Company Station 18under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCorning Community College12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportElmira Corning Regional Airport ELM22 miMajor airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport ROC82 miInterstateI-995.3 miUS highwayUS 155.0 miCoachCorningAdirondack Trailways15 miTransit2 stops within a mileBeST TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16940 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16940 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:33 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:33 am – 4:40 pm
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People18 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.710 households30% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F37 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 22 days8 days above 90°F, 161 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cowanesque Dam station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsNelson Parkpark · under a mileElkland Community And Tannery Hill Road Swimming Poolsrecreation area · 4.1 miPinnacle State Parkstate park · 7.7 mi · 709 acresIndian Hills State Golf Coursestate park · 8.7 mi · 194 acresMccarthy Hill State Foreststate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 792 acresHills Creek State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 292 acresSource: 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 200127 mi away, near Bath, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200127 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowTioga County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025299 of 364 days measured63 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 127main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tioga County monitors, PA
Internet at home30% of households have a broadband subscription30% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone70% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterNelson Township Authorityserves 300 people from surface water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level17 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,123 ft342 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
