ZIP 12987 is served primarily by Essex County, NY — including North Elba. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Essex County aggregate.
Jul peaks. Feb dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 30 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 23 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 19 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 16 | 9.6% |
21 cities sit in Essex County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Elba | 7,604 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Ticonderoga | 4,779 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 3 | Moriah | 4,629 | 17 | 1 | A+ |
| 4 | Jay | 2,567 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 5 | Keeseville | 2,545 | 17 | 0 | A- |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 2,544 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 7 | Lake Placid | 2,280 | 29 | 9 | B+ |
| 8 | Willsboro | 1,983 | 6 | 0 | A |
| 9 | Schroon | 1,960 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Crown Point | 1,869 | 13 | 0 | B+ |
| 11 | St. Armand | 1,701 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Westport | 1,385 | 8 | 0 | A- |
| 13 | Mineville | 1,246 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 14 | Wilmington | 1,217 | 5 | 0 | A |
| 15 | Lewis | 1,112 | 0 | 0 | A- |
| 16 | Minerva | 950 | 8 | 0 | B+ |
| 17 | Elizabethtown | 943 | 3 | 0 | A |
| 18 | Schroon Lake | 926 | 29 | 5 | C |
| 19 | Keene | 816 | 1 | 0 | A |
| 20 | Essex | 683 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 21 | Willsboro Point | 603 | 0 | 0 | — |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Essex County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.