Local servicesHospitalBellevue Woman's Medical Center1.6 miPost officeHeritage Post Office2.2 miTown hallNiskayuna Town Hall3.1 miPoliceNiskayuna Police Department3.1 miFire stationStanford Heights Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 elementary, 1 high, 3 otherElementaryWoodlawn Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolBrown Schoolunder a mileHighNotre Dame Bishop Gibbons High Schoolunder a mileCollegeEllis Medicine Belanger School of Nursing2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB5.2 miInterstateI-8901.4 miUS highwayUS 204.4 miAmtrakSchenectady, NY SDY3.6 miCoachSchenectady Gateway Mobility HubFlixBus3.8 miTransit57 stops within a mileCapital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)Sources: 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 12304 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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People22,403 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.09,306 householdsMedian household income $69,235Median home value $179,200Median rent $1,100 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,311 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 9,580 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 12%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 23 minutes70% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Spanish 4%6% 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 landmarksEllis Medicine Belanger School of Nursingcollege · 2.2 miIroquois Lakelake · 1.9 miClarkson University - Capital Region Campuscollege · 3.3 miPine Bushwoods · 5.4 miNiska Islandisland · 3.4 miGoat Islandisland · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMohawk River State Parkstate park · 2.6 mi · 105 acresNew York State Landsstate park · 2.7 miSchenectady Municipal Golf Courserecreation area · under a mile · 181 acresTown of Niskayuna Landpark · under a mile · 114 acresAlbany Pine Bush Preservestate conservation land · 1.8 miMohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trailstate recreation area · 5.5 miSource: 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 199141 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202038 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, 13 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% 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
Elevation395 ft120 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
