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A town of 1,206, settled in 1870.
98% of households own their home in Mineville, against 75% in New York’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. 20% of the land in Mineville is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Hammond Pond Wild Forest, at 51 acres. We don’t grade Mineville yet; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Ordered by what stands out in Mineville.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 14%.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs in Mineville fell by 53 from 2013 to 2023, to 102. 2.7% of working residents work locally here. The top destinations are Moriah (21%), Ticonderoga (13%) and Elizabethtown (8%). The median commute is under 15 miles.
| Mineville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.3 miles of trail. Mineville’s trail network density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hammond Pond Wild Forest | — | 51 |
| 2. Moriah Miners Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mineville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 8° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Mineville than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Mineville, 38% of adults have obesity. Among adults locally, 19% binge drink and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Mineville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mineville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.2% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mineville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
Big draw32 mi LakeLake Champlain
20 mi MountainMount Marcy
33 mi LakeLake George
27 mi MountainWhiteface Mountain
20 mi LakeLake Tear of the CloudsFort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whiteface Mountain: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Tear of the Clouds: TheKilimanjaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mineville is unincorporated, so Essex 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.
Where Mineville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Mineville; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mineville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Mineville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Moriah in Essex County, New York. As of the 2020 census, Mineville had a population of 1,327. Prior to the 2010 census, it was part of the Mineville-Witherbee, New York census-designated place. Mineville and Witherbee are located in the northern part of Moriah, northwest of Port Henry. Mineville was named for the iron ore mines that used to operate here. In 1875, Mineville contributed 8.8% of the iron ore mined in the US.
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