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New York›Essex County

MinevilleNY

A town of 1,206, settled in 1870.

Is Mineville a good place to live?

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.

Small town

1,206 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
WitherbeeWitherbeeMineville
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - New York - Essex County - ED 16-15, ED 16-16, ED 16-17
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - New York - Essex County - ED 16-15, ED 16-16, ED 16-17, 1850
Mineville’s story

156 years in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1894 on.

  • 1870Mineville is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Mineville: who provides what

Mineville is unincorporated, so Essex County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMoriah WD water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesEssex CountyEssex County provides services here
SchoolsMoriah Central School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereEssex County Board of ElectionsEssex County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2023
ZIP codes12956, 1299812956 93% · 12998 7%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 Mineville.

Housing

A typical Mineville home is worth about $158K

In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 14%.

$158KZillow home value

Typical home value

Mineville$158K
New York$525K
+14.4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in September

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Mineville work out of town

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.

3%work in town
MinevilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town2.7%10%8%
Median household income$69,000$82,000$80,000
Average trip to work23 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line8.2%9.5%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Mineville3%
Moriah21%
Ticonderoga13%
Elizabethtown8%
Vergennes5%
15 mi
median commute distance
102
jobs based in Mineville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Outdoors

Protected land: 20.3% of Mineville

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.

20.3%conserved
20.3%
conserved · 481 of 2,364 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Hammond Pond Wild Forest—51
2. Moriah Miners Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Mineville stands out in New York and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most

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.

64″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–30°
Spring30–52°
Summer53–76°
Fall37–55°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Mineville is inland flooding, at a low overall level

FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Mineville than in 63% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingAvalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Mineville is

In Mineville, 38% of adults have obesity. Among adults locally, 19% binge drink and 18% report frequent mental distress.

MinevilleNew York townsU.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%
32 measures vs. New York
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outMinevilleNY
More smokers17.5%11.3%
More adults with COPD8.4%6%
More adults with obesity38.2%28.8%
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
9.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Fort Ticonderoga and 22 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mineville. Close and well known come first.

All 47 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fort 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mineville

17pages on Mineville
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mineville; the nearest are

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Mineville for work

Where Mineville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21% → Moriah Moriah 21% 13% → Ticonderoga Ticonderoga 13% 8% → Elizabethtown Elizabethtown 8% 5% → Vergennes Vergennes 5% 5% → Middlebury Middlebury 5% 3% → Westport Westport 3% Mineville · 3% stay
102jobs based in Mineville
3%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mineville

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,306 ft
ZIP code
12956

Questions about Mineville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mineville, NY a good place to live?

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