Local servicesHospitalBellevue Woman's Medical Center4.0 miPost officeHeritage Post Office3.1 miTown hallRotterdam Town Hall3.4 miPoliceGuilderland Police Department2.2 miFire stationFort Hunter Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryPine Bush Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementarySaint Madeleine Sophie Schoolunder a mileElementaryPinewood Intermediate School1.2 miCollegeEllis Medicine Belanger School of Nursing3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB6.5 miInterstateI-890under a mileUS highwayUS 202.2 miAmtrakSchenectady, NY SDY4.6 miCoachSchenectady Gateway Mobility HubFlixBus4.7 miTransit14 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 12303 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12303 ZIP area.
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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People29,360 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.311,910 householdsMedian household income $84,375Median home value $238,100Median rent $1,140 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,903 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 13,949 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 16%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 22 minutes70% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 6%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Chinese 1%4% 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksEllis Medicine Belanger School of Nursingcollege · 3.8 miPine Bushwoods · 4.9 miClarkson University - Capital Region Campuscollege · 4.5 miIroquois Lakelake · 3.6 miWatervliet Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miCollins Lakelake · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNew York State Landsstate park · 1.4 miFusco Town Parkrecreation area · 1.2 miFort Hunter Parkpark · 1.2 miAlbany Pine Bush Preservestate conservation land · 1.7 miMohawk River State Parkstate park · 5.0 mi · 105 acresJohn Boyd Thacher State Parkstate park · 6.8 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 199139 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSchenectady County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateIce storm 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, 11 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSchenectady City Water Worksserves 61,821 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation334 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
