Local servicesHospitalSamaritan Hospital6.2 miPost officePoestenkill Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPoestenkill Town Hallunder a milePoliceNorth Greenbush Police Department5.5 miFire stationPoestenkill Fire Company1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryPoestenkill Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleAlgonquin Middle School1.4 miCollegeHudson Valley Community College5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB13 miInterstateI-7877.1 miUS highwayUS 45.9 miAmtrakAlbany-Rensselaer, NY ALB9.0 miCoachAlbany - Rensselaer (Amtrak)Adirondack Trailways9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12140 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:16 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:21 am – 4:23 pm
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People1,526 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.2620 householdsMedian household income $120,476Median home value $305,400Median rent $1,005 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,435 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 945 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, manufacturing 12%, public administration 12%Average commute 23 minutes73% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Chinese 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 17°F42 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month July53 in of snow a year, on about 22 days13 days above 90°F, 131 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Troy L&d station, 8 mi away; snow from West Sand Lake 2 S
Nearby landmarksSnake Hillpeak · 2.0 miGlass Lakelake · 4.6 miMoules Lakelake · 2.1 miSmauder Hillpeak · 3.0 miHudson Valley Community Collegecollege · 5.7 miSamaritan Hospital School of Nursingcollege · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of Poestenkill Landpark · under a mileTown of Sand Lake Landpark · 2.6 miGrafton Lakes State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 2,613 acresPeebles Island State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 191 acresCherry Plain State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 178 acresRensselaer Riverfront Parkstate park · 9.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200928 mi away, near Medusa, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRensselaer County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Albany County, NY, 21 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPoestenkill WD#1serves 752 people from surface water purchased2 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
Elevation471 ft144 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
