Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 26 min5:17 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:28 am – 4:24 pm
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People227 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.7129 householdsMedian household income $71,563Median home value $260,30085% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,449 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages37% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 6°F44 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month October102 in of snow a year, on about 67 days0 days above 90°F, 187 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Indian Lake 2sw station, 23 mi away
Nearby landmarksOtter Lakelake · 3.2 miWhite Birch Lakelake · 1.5 miT Lake Fallswaterfall · 3.5 miT Lake Mountainpeak · 3.7 miHiggins Baybay · 6.7 miSpruce Lake Mountainpeak · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWest Canada Lake Wildernessstate wilderness · within reach · 174,521 acresPoplar Point Day Use Areastate recreation area · 5.2 miLittle Sand Point Campgroundstate recreation area · 5.9 mi · 67 acresPiseco Lakestate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 2,600 acresJessup River Wild Foreststate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 48,491 acresPoint Comfort Campgroundstate recreation area · 6.6 mi · 83 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 5.1 on 7 Oct 198334 mi away, The 1983 Blue Mountain Lake, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHamilton County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025345 of 355 days measured10 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hamilton County monitors, NY
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSpeculator Vserves 2,008 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,288 ft697 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officePiseco Post Office4.7 miTown hallArietta Town Hall6.5 miPoliceHamilton County Sheriff's Office8.7 miFire stationPiseco Volunteer Fire Department6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAdirondack Regional Airport SLK64 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB65 miInterstateI-9035 miUS highwayUS 938 miAmtrakAmsterdam, NY AMS42 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12139 ZIP area.
