ZIP 12974 (Port Henry, NY) truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 12974: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Essex County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4 of 239 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Essex County compares with New York State
Essex County against New York State and the US, 2015–2022 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Essex County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Essex County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 71.4 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.6× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 50% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.38 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 48% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.4% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 60% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 30.9% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 3.3× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 27.1% | 25.1% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 37.1% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 2.1× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 52.9% | 41.8% | 41.9% | 1.3× the state |
| After dark | 26.2% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 1.2× the state |
Essex County has lower values than New York for deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am).
The headline for Essex County: 30.9% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 9.4% across New York.
Overview
Police reported 239 crashes involving commercial trucks in Essex County since 2015: 85 people were injured and 4 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 14 days.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in February (13.4% of the year) and are lowest in July (3.8%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 52.9% of truck crashes, against 41.8% across New York.
More truck crashes happen at 7–8 am than at any other hour (8.4%).
Road surface: 30.9% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (New York: 9.4%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of ZIP 12974 since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 4 of the truck crashes here, or 1.7%, compared with 3.6% in New York.
Route planning tips for ZIP 12974 fleets
- Build extra time into February routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Morning starts matter: 27.1% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than New York.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 30.9% of truck crashes here, more than New York; schedule winter checks early.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Crash reporting for 2023, 2024 and 2025 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Essex County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Essex County) |
|---|---|
| I-87 | 3 |
| SR-73 | 1 |
ZIP 12974 at a glance
| Population | 1,617 |
| Density | 92 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $47,278 |
| Median home value | $161,072 |
| Home ownership | 71% |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Essex County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33 | — | 0.7 |
| 2000s | 30 | -7% | 1.1 |
| 2010s | 25 | -17% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 26 | +4% | 0.4 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 33 to 26. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.0 a year in 2016–19, 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby ZIP codes
Questions fleets ask about ZIP 12974
How many truck crashes happen in ZIP 12974?
239 truck crashes have been reported in Essex County since 2015, with 4 deaths and 85 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in ZIP 12974?
The worst month is February: 13.4% of truck crashes in Essex County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in ZIP 12974?
4 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Essex County since 2015, 1.7% of all truck crashes.
How does ZIP 12974 compare with New York for truck crashes?
Essex County records 71.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 28.0 across New York.
How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 12974?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2023, 2024 and 2025; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.