Drinking water stations with addresses in Saranac Lake and their reported violations in the past:
YOUNG LIFES SARANAC VILLAGE (Address: 4014 STATE ROUTE 30, Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
ADIRONDACK AIRPORT COMMUNITY (Address: 642 STATE ROUTE 186, Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
MT PISGAH SKI CENTER (Address: 3 MAIN ST., Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-11-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-11-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
PAULAS AIRPORT CAFE (Address: 96 AIRPORT ROAD, Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
CRYSTAL SPRING DAIRY, INC. (Address: 1556 STATE ROUTE 86, Population served: 25, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This village: |  13.8% | | Whole state: |  14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This village: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Saranac Lake, NY
People in group quarters in Saranac Lake
- 55 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
Saranac Lake compared to New York state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Saranac Lake (2009 data):
- Adirondack Bank: Church Street Extension Branch at 139 Church Street, branch established on 1995-02-01; Saranac Branch at 60 Main Street, branch established on 1997-01-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $479.6 mil, Deposits: $400.7 mil, headquarters in Utica, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Adirondack Bancorp, Inc.
- Community Bank, National Association: Saranac Branch at 20 St. Bernard Street, branch established on 1995-01-30; Saranac Lake Branch at 588 Lake Flower Avenue, branch established on 1997-12-04. Info updated 2007-06-12: Bank assets: $5,146.8 mil, Deposits: $3,751.4 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 138 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
- NBT Bank, National Association: Saranac Lake Branch at 209 Lake Flower Avenue, branch established on 1966-06-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,306.9 mil, Deposits: $3,937.9 mil, headquarters in Norwich, NY, positive income, 123 total offices, Holding Company: Nbt Bancorp Inc.
- RBS Citizens, National Association: Saranac Lake Branch at 46 Broadway, branch established on 1974-09-30. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Saranac Lake Branch at 75 Main Street, branch established on 1959-01-02. Info updated 2009-01-08: Bank assets: $181,604.1 mil, Deposits: $126,191.2 mil, headquarters in Mc Lean, VA, negative income in the last year, 476 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County New York:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Saranac Lake
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.61%
| Here | | 63.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 84.3% | 7.2% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
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| Congregations | 38.5% | 21.5% | 7.7% | 6.2% | 7.7% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | United Church of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
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| Congregations | 4.6% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $12,119 | $48,476 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,262 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,723 | $32,676 | 2 | $1,707 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
11 | $44,402 | $48,439 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,389 | $28,668 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
5 | $16,725 | $40,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
16 | $45,183 | $33,887 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $16,530 | $39,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $6,839 | $41,034 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $11,732 | $46,928 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $3,503 | $42,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
48 | $162,145 | $40,536 | 8 | $2,969 |
Saranac Lake government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $176,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,136,000
Housing & Community Development: $123,000
Parks & Recreation: $63,000
All Other: $40,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $691,000
General: $124,000
Regular Highways: $122,000
Parks & Recreation: $45,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $752,000
Police Protection: $627,000
General - Other: $546,000
Regular Highways: $501,000
Water Utilities: $420,000
Housing & Community Development: $377,000
Fire Protection: $304,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $280,000
Parks & Recreation: $206,000
Central Staff Services: $70,000
Financial Administration: $58,000
General Public Buildings: $43,000
Solid Waste Management: $42,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
Health Services - Other: $18,000
Parking Facilities: $11,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $455,000
Public Welfare: $268,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $336,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $218,000
Highways: $2,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $490,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,605,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,266,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $450,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $339,000
Water Utilities: $40,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $329,000
Interest Earnings: $91,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $207,000
Sewerage: $197,000
General - Other: $149,000
Water Utilities: $56,000
Parks & Recreation: $33,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Fire Protection: $25,000
Natural Resource - Other: $23,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,000
Parking Facilities: $5,000
Central Staff: $2,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,825,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $569,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $439,000
Beginning: $249,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $180,000
Highways: $150,000
General Support: $90,000
- Tax - Property: $1,974,000
Public Utilities: $80,000
NEC: $41,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,980,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $29,000
4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,159 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.58% | | New York average: | 5.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,183 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.02% | | New York average: | 6.26% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Saranac Lake:
- WNBZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; SARANAC LAKE, NY; Owner: SARANAC LAKE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Saranac Lake:
- WSLL (90.5 FM; SARANAC LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WYZY (106.3 FM; SARANAC LAKE, NY; Owner: SARANAC LAKE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WRGR (102.3 FM; TUPPER LAKE, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID, INC.)
- WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
- WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WXLU (88.3 FM; PERU, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
- WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
- WBTZ (99.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: PLATTSBURGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLPW (105.5 FM; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC.)
- WYZY-FM1 (106.3 FM; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: SARANAC LAKE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- W219AK (91.7 FM; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Saranac Lake:
- WPTZ (Channel 5; NORTH POLE, NY; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
- WNPI-TV (Channel 18; NORWOOD, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- WCFE-TV (Channel 57; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC TELEVISION COUNCIL)
- W55AI (Channel 55; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: C-22 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Saranac Lake, New York:
- Fatal accident count: 17
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 25
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 19
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 45
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
New York average:
- Fatal accident count: 71
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 103
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 77
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 178
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Saranac Lake fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total costs: $4,019,000
Total average daily traffic: 28,952
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,731
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 2
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 1
- 1980-1989: 2
- 1990-1999: 2
- 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Saranac Lake, NY
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Approx. 0.6 Mi (1.0) South Of, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN864
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 Twentieth Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3073, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- April Yalenezian, Within Saranac Lake, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.3 m, Overall height: 24.3 m
Registrant: Verizon New York, Inc, 125 High Street Oliver Twr 3 Fl, Boston, MA 02110, Phone: (617) 743-5951, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Saranac Lake, NY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 41 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Saranac Lake)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Saranac Lake)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 17
- Hazardous Condition: 31
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 4
Incident types - Saranac Lake
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Saranac Lake, NY
Saranac Lake on our top lists:
- #84 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest houses (pop. 5,000+)"
- #41 (12983) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of French (except Basque) first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election"
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