Albany
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New York
Albany is a major-metro county in New York with 37 ZIP codes, 289,307 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Albany, NY sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 8%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 289,307
- combined ZIP population
- 37
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $97,037
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Albany lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 36001, 37 ZIPs, combined population 289,307). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 12203 (Albany) with 29,952 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 36001, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
37
Total ZIPs
289,307
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Albany
Side-by-side: Compare 12203 vs 12205 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12203 | Albany | 29,952 | 1,014 |
| 12205 | Albany | 26,977 | 658 |
| 12110 | Latham | 21,908 | 576 |
| 12208 | Albany | 20,702 | 1,905 |
| 12047 | Cohoes | 19,664 | 860 |
| 12189 | Watervliet | 17,568 | 1,065 |
| 12054 | Delmar | 16,918 | 423 |
| 12206 | Albany | 16,395 | 2,979 |
| 12211 | Albany | 11,303 | 551 |
| 12210 | Albany | 10,158 | 4,373 |
| 12209 | Albany | 10,121 | 1,825 |
| 12202 | Albany | 9,628 | 1,817 |
| 12159 | Slingerlands | 7,896 | 216 |
| 12204 | Albany | 7,349 | 698 |
| 12009 | Altamont | 7,164 | 53 |
| 12222 | Albany | 6,489 | 4,591 |
| 12158 | Selkirk | 6,309 | 80 |
| 12186 | Voorheesville | 6,277 | 77 |
| 12077 | Glenmont | 6,246 | 239 |
| 12143 | Ravena | 5,137 | 102 |
| 12053 | Delanson | 4,587 | 29 |
| 12084 | Guilderland | 4,271 | 457 |
| 12183 | Troy | 2,620 | 1,354 |
| 12023 | Berne | 2,196 | 15 |
| 12193 | Westerlo | 2,016 | 20 |
| 12207 | Albany | 1,948 | 711 |
| 12059 | East Berne | 1,632 | 24 |
| 12067 | Feura Bush | 1,506 | 27 |
| 12046 | Coeymans Hollow | 817 | 21 |
| 12469 | Preston Hollow | 677 | 8 |
| 12120 | Medusa | 613 | 14 |
| 12045 | Coeymans | 584 | 307 |
| 12147 | Rensselaerville | 499 | 10 |
| 12041 | Clarksville | 481 | 117 |
| 12085 | Guilderland Center | 479 | 1,053 |
| 12161 | South Bethlehem | 160 | 151 |
| 12007 | Alcove | 60 | 19 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Albany?
Albany has a total population of 289,307 across 37 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Albany?
Albany includes 37 ZIP codes: 12203, 12205, 12110, 12208, 12047, 12189, 12054, 12206, 12211, 12210, and more.