Local servicesHospitalSamaritan Hospital4.6 miPost officeWynantskill Post Office1.8 miTown hallPoestenkill Town Hall3.8 miPoliceNorth Greenbush Police Department2.6 miFire stationWynantskill Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 3 otherSchoolVanderheyden Hall School1.6 miElementarySaint Jude the Apostle School1.6 miSchoolRobert C Parker School1.6 miCollegeHudson Valley Community College3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB10 miInterstateI-7874.2 miUS highwayUS 43.0 miAmtrakAlbany-Rensselaer, NY ALB5.9 miCoachAlbany - Rensselaer (Amtrak)Adirondack Trailways5.8 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 12198 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:16 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:21 am – 4:23 pm
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People7,337 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.82,933 householdsMedian household income $113,042Median home value $282,200Median rent $1,184 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,068 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 4,016 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, public administration 14%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 21 minutes76% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 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, 6 mi away; snow from West Sand Lake 2 S
Nearby landmarksSnyders Lakelake · under a mileMoules Lakelake · 1.9 miHudson Valley Community Collegecollege · 3.0 miSnake Hillpeak · 4.7 miRensselaer Polytechnic Institutecollege · 4.4 miBreaker Islandisland · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown of North Greenbush Landpark · 1.6 mi · 57 acresTown of Poestenkill Landpark · 3.3 miRensselaer Riverfront Parkstate park · 6.2 miPeebles Island State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 191 acresLafayette Parkstate historic site · 6.3 miCrailo State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.4 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 200925 mi away, near Medusa, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202043 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, 18 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterNorth Greenbush Consolidated Districtserves 10,226 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation572 ft174 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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