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.

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37

Total ZIPs

289,307

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Albany

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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.

Albany's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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