Augite - Diana Township, Lewis Co, New York, USA, 2010
Diana’s story
180 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2010.
- 1846Diana is settled
DianaNY
Population
1,607
2025 Census estimate · −0.4% since 2020
Median home value
$124K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
47.2
years
Jobs based here
337
A commuter town
Is Diana a good place to live?
The best of Diana’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for incomes. Only 9 of New York’s 1,215 towns score higher on cost of living. Diana’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 30% of the land in Diana is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Frank E. Jadwin Memorial State Forest, at 14,880 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Diana has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Diana stand out
Where Diana beats most towns.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Diana for work
Where Diana’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
337jobs based in Diana
5%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Diana grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Diana is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $124K, 1.8 years of the county’s $68K median household incomeAOpen →Jobs & income337 jobs based hereDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 68% of U.S. towns; Carthage Area Hospital 13.9 miles awayCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 4.5% of households have no car; 3.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 48% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Diana: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Diana, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHarrisville (Diana WD 1) water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Diana’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLewis County Board of ElectionsLewis County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2024
ZIP codes13648, 1366513648 78% · 13665 22%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Diana.
OutdoorsA−
Nearly a third of Diana is conserved land
11 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Diana’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
30.3%conserved
30.3%
conserved · 27,331 of 90,242 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frank E. Jadwin Memorial State Forest | 1.2 mi | 14,880 |
| 2. Onjebonge State Forest | 0.6 mi | 1,812 |
| 3. Bonaparte's Cave State Forest | — | 1,313 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
SchoolsB−
Diana’s schools rank ahead of 51% of New York districts
Its public schools are run by the Harrisville Central School District. Its two schools are below.
51%of NY districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 148 | C |
| Harrisville Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 164 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Diana’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Diana for work: only 5% work in town. The median household income in Diana is $59,000. The top destinations are Lowville (16%), Croghan (12%) and Watertown (9%).
5%work in town
| Diana | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Diana5%
Lowville16%
Croghan12%
Watertown9%
Wilna5%
26 mi
median commute distance
337
jobs based in Diana
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Diana stands out in New York and nationally, with more of its adults who have obesity
42% of Diana adults have obesity. Diana beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 38% of Diana adults have high blood pressure.
32%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Diana | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
32 measures vs. New York
4 better16 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Diana | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6% |
Carthage Area Hospital
13.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Diana
Diana has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 7° and about 92 inches of snow falls in a winter.
92″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter10–30°
Spring30–53°
Summer55–77°
Fall37–57°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Diana, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Diana.
48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
2
paid flood claims since 1987
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Diana
18pages on Diana
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Diana; the nearest are
Jefferson Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Watertown29 mi$6,264 in-state tuitionSUNY College of Technology at CantonUniversity or college · Public · Canton35.5 mi$8,742 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Diana residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Diana
Town in New York, United States
Diana is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 1,709 at the 2010 census. The town is on the northeastern border of the county and is located northeast of Watertown. The northwestern section of Diana is in the Fort Drum military reservation.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 141 sq mi
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Area code
- 315
Diana’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Diana.
WilnaPitcairnCroghanNatural BridgeFowlerAntwerpFineWebbDiana
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Wilna | — | — | B | — | B− | — |
| Pitcairn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croghan | #550 | C | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Natural Bridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fowler | — | — | A− | — | C− | D |
| Antwerp | — | — | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| Fine | — | — | A− | — | D | C− |
Diana, Fowler, Antwerp and Fine have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Diana, Wilna, Croghan, Fowler, Antwerp and Fine report no FBI crime data of their own. Wilna, Pitcairn and Natural Bridge aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Diana with a neighbor →
Questions about Diana
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Diana, NY expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.