Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:07 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:25 am – 4:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 10°F42 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month June86 in of snow a year, on about 48 days8 days above 90°F, 158 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Essex Junction 1 N station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksLee Riverriver · 2.6 miSaxon Hillpeak · 1.9 miIndian Brook Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miSaint Michaels Collegecollege · 5.8 miLaisdell Hillpeak · 4.0 miCommunity College of Vermont - Winooskicollege · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOld Mill Parkpark · 2.5 miMaple Street Park & Poolpark · 3.0 miNiquette Bay State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 106 acresMalletts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 78 acresMunson Wetlandsstate conservation land · 7.0 miMallets Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 128 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200232 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 May 202039 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChittenden County, VT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured41 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chittenden County monitors, VT
Drinking waterEssex Town Water Systemserves 9,734 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation493 ft150 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFletcher Allen Health Care Medical Center Fanny Allen Campus5.4 miPost officeEssex Junction Post Office1.4 miTown hallJericho Town Hall2.7 miPoliceEssex Police Department2.8 miFire stationEssex Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 otherElementaryEssex Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolBellcate Schoolunder a mileSchoolFounders Memorial Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint Michaels College5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV5.7 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB127 miInterstateI-895.2 miUS highwayUS 25.1 miAmtrakAmtrak Station ESX3.2 miCoachBurlington International AirportVermont Translines5.8 miTransit18 stops within a mileGreen Mountain Transit (GMT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05451 ZIP area.
