Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:17 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:22 am – 4:24 pm
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People5,328 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.52,177 householdsMedian household income $91,063Median home value $348,600Median rent $1,598 a month26% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,890 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 2,934 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, professional and business services 18%, retail 14%Average commute 22 minutes69% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages56% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 33% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 72%, other Indo-European languages 13%, other languages 6%, other Asian or Pacific languages 5%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F41 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July59 in of snow a year, on about 35 days10 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Albany Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Bushwoods · 2.2 miExcelsior Collegecollege · 1.9 miUniversity at Albany - State University of New Yorkcollege · 4.0 miHorton Fallswaterfall · 3.2 miRensselaer Lakelake · 3.4 miWatervliet Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNew York State Landsstate park · 2.0 miAlbany Pine Bush Preservestate conservation land · under a mile · 1,480 acresGuilderland Town of Landpark · 1.0 mi · 396 acresCarl J Walters Tawasentha Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 191 acresBlack Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 292 acresJohn Boyd Thacher State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 2,477 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Jun 199140 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202043 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAlbany County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured110 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Albany County monitors, NY
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription94% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGuilderland Town WDserves 30,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation247 ft75 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Peter's Hospital5.9 miPost officeGuilderland Post Officeunder a mileTown hallColonie Village Hall3.6 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop G Zone 1 Guilderland Stationunder a mileFire stationGuilderland Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryGuilderland Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleFarnsworth Middle School1.0 miCollegeExcelsior College1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB5.8 miInterstateI-872.0 miUS highwayUS 20under a mileAmtrakSchenectady, NY SDY7.9 miCoachAlbany, NY (SUNY Albany, Collins Circle (bus will stop near the flagpoles))OurBus4.1 miTransit9 stops within a mileCapital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12084 ZIP area.
