Columbia
Source:
New York
Columbia is a smaller county in New York with 30 ZIP codes, 60,780 people, and upper-quartile 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, Columbia, NY sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a smaller county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 11%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 60,780
- combined ZIP population
- 30
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $91,183
- 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.
Columbia lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 36021, 30 ZIPs, combined population 60,780). 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 12534 (Hudson) with 17,867 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 36021, 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.
30
Total ZIPs
60,780
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Columbia
Side-by-side: Compare 12534 vs 12184 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12534 | Hudson | 17,867 | 79 |
| 12184 | Valatie | 7,148 | 72 |
| 12037 | Chatham | 4,015 | 50 |
| 12526 | Germantown | 3,686 | 44 |
| 12075 | Ghent | 3,418 | 34 |
| 12529 | Hillsdale | 2,859 | 17 |
| 12106 | Kinderhook | 2,193 | 58 |
| 12516 | Copake | 1,833 | 46 |
| 12523 | Elizaville | 1,798 | 32 |
| 12173 | Stuyvesant | 1,753 | 39 |
| 12521 | Craryville | 1,644 | 19 |
| 12060 | East Chatham | 1,507 | 17 |
| 12565 | Philmont | 1,487 | 396 |
| 12125 | New Lebanon | 1,373 | 30 |
| 12502 | Ancram | 1,164 | 14 |
| 12029 | Canaan | 1,113 | 21 |
| 12130 | Niverville | 987 | 638 |
| 12136 | Old Chatham | 804 | 17 |
| 12503 | Ancramdale | 775 | 14 |
| 12513 | Claverack | 651 | 86 |
| 12517 | Copake Falls | 509 | 19 |
| 12017 | Austerlitz | 435 | 8 |
| 12172 | Stottville | 405 | 332 |
| 12174 | Stuyvesant Falls | 345 | 116 |
| 12132 | North Chatham | 338 | 70 |
| 12115 | Malden Bridge | 189 | 14 |
| 12165 | Spencertown | 175 | 21 |
| 12195 | West Lebanon | 154 | 30 |
| 12530 | Hollowville | 124 | 138 |
| 12024 | Brainard | 31 | 12 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Columbia?
Columbia has a total population of 60,780 across 30 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Columbia?
Columbia includes 30 ZIP codes: 12534, 12184, 12037, 12526, 12075, 12529, 12106, 12516, 12523, 12173, and more.