Local servicesHospitalFletcher Allen Health Care Medical Center Fanny Allen Campus5.1 miPost officeEssex Junction Post Office1.5 miTown hallEssex Town Hall3.0 miPoliceEssex Police Department3.4 miFire stationEssex Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPatrick Leahy Burlington International Airport BTV5.8 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB128 miInterstateI-895.7 miUS highwayUS 75.2 miAmtrakAmtrak Station ESX3.3 miCoachBurlington International AirportVermont Translines6.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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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
Parks and public landsSchillingford Crossingpark · 3.3 miWinooski Valley Park Districtpark · 3.3 mi · 69 acresNiquette Bay State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 106 acresMalletts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 78 acresMunson Wetlandsstate conservation land · 5.6 miMallets Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 128 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200231 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 May 202038 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
Elevation503 ft153 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
