Among 266 New York towns, just one has a lower value of a typical home than Witherbee. Witherbee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - New York - Essex County - ED 16-15, ED 16-16, ED 16-17, 1850

Witherbee’s story

135 years in pictures

The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1850.

1891Witherbee is settled

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Small town

202 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns

Moriah · 2 mi Westport · 8 mi Crown Point · 9 mi Elizabethtown · 9 mi Addison · 10 mi Panton · 10 mi

MinevilleWitherbee

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Witherbee.

Housing

Witherbee’s typical home value is about $114K

$114KZillow home value

Typical home values rose 18% in the year to September 2026. Among households in Witherbee, 69% are owner-occupiers, below both New York’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%).

Typical home value

Witherbee$114K

New York$525K

+17.6%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 17.6% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.7 years of income RentsRents Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Most people working in Witherbee commute elsewhere

0%work in town

Among residents in Witherbee, 12% live below the poverty line, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Moriah (18%), Ticonderoga (12%) and Vergennes (9%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.

Where working residents work

In Witherbee0%

Moriah18%

Ticonderoga12%

Vergennes9%

Elizabethtown8%

17 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Witherbee

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here0 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Witherbee Commute timesCommute times How far they goHalf commute less than 17 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Witherbee’s year

64″snow a winter

Expect July afternoons of 80° and January nights of 9°, with about 64 inches of snow a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–31°

Spring31–53°

Summer55–77°

Fall38–57°

Oct 3

typical first frost

May 5

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows 9°Rain & snow64″ of snow a winter · 42 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Witherbee is

The share of adults in Witherbee who get no exercise outside work: 27%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Witherbee beats New York on 1 and trails on 11. 18% of adults in Witherbee binge drink; 18% report frequent mental distress.

	Witherbee	New York towns	U.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	18%	17%	16%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	16%	17%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	37%	33%	35%

32 measures vs. New York

1 better20 too close to call11 worse

What stands out	Witherbee	NY
More adults screened for colon cancer	72.2%	66.8%
More smokers	16.3%	11.3%

Elizabethtown Community Hospital

9.7 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby9.7 miles to an ER · Elizabethtown Community Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than NY on 1 of 32

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

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Witherbee: avalanches

45risk score of 100

Of the losses FEMA expects in Witherbee, 56% come from avalanches and 28% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 55% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score

AvalanchesInland floodingCold waves

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters20 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0 events a year, on average · Ready for avalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Witherbee

16pages on Witherbee

The big questions

HealthBetter than NY on 1 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$114K typical home · up 17.6% in a year Work & commute$43K median household income Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 45% of U.S. communities · avalanches

Out and about

PlacesAttractions47 nearby · Fort Crown Point 6 mi LibrarySherman Free Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1891 Famous people1 born in Witherbee Climate80° summer highs · 64″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 12998 Town SquareNeighbors

Nearby attractions

Fort Ticonderoga and 23 more within 40 miles

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

All 47 attractions →

Big draw18 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga

Big draw33 mi LakeLake Champlain

20 mi MountainMount Marcy

32 mi LakeLake George

27 mi MountainWhiteface Mountain

20 mi LakeLake Tear of the Clouds

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

Getting set up

Moving to Witherbee: who provides what

Witherbee 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

Internet1 providers98% 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 code1299812998 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Witherbee for work

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

0jobs based in Witherbee

0%of working residents work in town

17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Witherbee; the nearest are

Middlebury CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Middlebury, VT18.5 mi$67,600 tuition University of VermontUniversity or college · Public · Burlington, VT32 mi$19,058 in-state tuition North Country Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Saranac Lake33.3 mi$6,682 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Witherbee residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.

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About Witherbee

Census-designated place in New York, United States

Witherbee is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Moriah in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Witherbee had a population of 385. Prior to 2010 the hamlet was part of the Mineville-Witherbee CDP.

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

Area: 0.7 sq mi
Elevation: 1,273 ft
ZIP code: 12998

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