Local servicesHospitalSaint Peter's Hospital4.2 miPost officeSlingerlands Post Office1.8 miTown hallVoorheesville Village Hall2.2 miPoliceBethlehem Police Department3.2 miFire stationSlingerlands Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB7.9 miInterstateI-872.7 miUS highwayUS 203.4 miAmtrakAlbany-Rensselaer, NY ALB7.4 miCoachAlbany (SUNY)Adirondack Trailways4.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12159 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12159 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:17 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:22 am – 4:25 pm
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People8,794 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.13,825 householdsMedian household income $109,073Median home value $430,800Median rent $1,632 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,463 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 4,264 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, professional and business services 15%, public administration 12%Average commute 21 minutes76% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages65% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 42% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Spanish 3%, Russian or other Slavic 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksHorton Fallswaterfall · 1.2 miPine Bushwoods · 3.8 miStony Hillpeak · 4.1 miDiamond Hillpeak · 4.3 miExcelsior Collegecollege · 3.9 miUniversity at Albany - State University of New Yorkcollege · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of New Scotland Landpark · 1.2 miMater Christi Parkpark · 2.2 miBlack Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 292 acresNew York State Landsstate park · 5.7 miJohn Boyd Thacher State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 2,477 acresAlbany Pine Bush Preservestate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 1,480 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 202046 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 home88% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterFeura Bush WDserves 450 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation239 ft73 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
