Fishers LandingNY
A town of 91, settled in 1874.
Is Fishers Landing a good place to live?
Fishers Landing’s age of the median resident is 67.7 years, where New York’s towns sit at 43 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 759 in New York we compare has a higher share of workers working from home than Fishers Landing. Fishers Landing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
91 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fishers Landing: who provides what
Fishers Landing is unincorporated, so Jefferson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
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Natural hazards: low risk in Fishers Landing, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 76% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Fishers Landing is lower. FEMA puts 86% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fishers Landing: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 12° on a January night to 80° on a July afternoon, with about 116 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fishers Landing stands out in New York and nationally: a larger share of its adults had a checkup this year
16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Fishers Landing. Among 756 New York towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Fishers Landing. Of 32 CDC measures, Fishers Landing beats the New York average on 15 and trails it on 8.
| Fishers Landing | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 88% | 81% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fishers Landing | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Fishers Landing
Fishers Landing has one park or preserve, 1 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rock Island Lighthouse State Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fishers Landing
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fishers Landing; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fishers Landing residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Fishers Landing
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Fishers Landing is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is just southwest of Grass Point State Park in the Thousand Islands region of New York. As of the 2020 census the community had a population of 119.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 305 ft
- ZIP code
- 13641
Questions about Fishers Landing
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Is Fishers Landing, NY a good place to live?
Fishers Landing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.