Columbia County, New York
Columbia County covers 635 sq mi of land and has about 61,100 residents. 33 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 33 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.
Population
61,100
96/sq mi
Median household income
$82K
U.S. $81K
Median home value
$347K
U.S. $333K
Median rent
$1,260
U.S. $1,413
Median age
49.8
U.S. 38.9
Poverty rate
12.1%
U.S. 12.5%
Cities and towns
- Hudson1 zip
- Valatie1 zip
- Chatham1 zip
- Germantown1 zip
- Ghent1 zip
- Hillsdale1 zip
- Stuyvesant1 zip
- Craryville1 zip
- Copake1 zip
- Elizaville1 zip
- Kinderhook1 zip
- East Chatham1 zip
- Philmont1 zip
- New Lebanon1 zip
- Canaan1 zip
- Old Chatham1 zip
- Ancram1 zip
- Ancramdale1 zip
- Austerlitz1 zip
- Stuyvesant Falls1 zip
- Hollowville1 zip
- Niverville1 zip
- Claverack1 zip
- Spencertown1 zip
- Copake Falls1 zip
- Stottville1 zip
- West Lebanon1 zip
- Mellenville1 zip
- North Chatham1 zip
- Brainard1 zip
- Malden Bridge1 zip
- Columbiaville1 zip
- Livingston1 zip
Zip codes in Columbia County
33 total
| Zip | City | Type | Population | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12017 | Austerlitz | 471 | — | |
| 12024 | Brainard | 78 | — | |
| 12029 | Canaan | 1,069 | $103,542 | |
| 12037 | Chatham | 3,926 | $89,844 | |
| 12050 | Columbiaville · PO box | — | — | |
| 12060 | East Chatham | 1,859 | $101,548 | |
| 12075 | Ghent | 3,248 | $98,047 | |
| 12106 | Kinderhook | 1,864 | $75,714 | |
| 12115 | Malden Bridge | 60 | $91,875 | |
| 12125 | New Lebanon | 1,141 | $55,625 | |
| 12130 | Niverville | 233 | $104,286 | |
| 12132 | North Chatham | 111 | — | |
| 12136 | Old Chatham | 1,043 | $148,750 | |
| 12165 | Spencertown | 220 | $65,368 | |
| 12172 | Stottville | 176 | $86,587 | |
| 12173 | Stuyvesant | 2,099 | $76,607 | |
| 12174 | Stuyvesant Falls | 427 | $51,131 | |
| 12184 | Valatie | 7,787 | $98,622 | |
| 12195 | West Lebanon | 162 | $148,815 | |
| 12502 | Ancram | 984 | $85,192 | |
| 12503 | Ancramdale | 732 | $117,935 | |
| 12513 | Claverack | 228 | $60,951 | |
| 12516 | Copake | 1,925 | $128,750 | |
| 12517 | Copake Falls | 187 | $153,958 | |
| 12521 | Craryville | 2,056 | $75,652 | |
| 12523 | Elizaville | 1,908 | $54,235 | |
| 12526 | Germantown | 3,548 | $97,679 | |
| 12529 | Hillsdale | 2,410 | $70,750 | |
| 12530 | Hollowville | 270 | — | |
| 12534 | Hudson | 17,176 | $72,741 | |
| 12541 | Livingston · PO box | — | — | |
| 12544 | Mellenville | 127 | — | |
| 12565 | Philmont | 1,439 | $56,563 |
Columbia County at a glance
Compared with the U.S.
Household income distribution
<$25k
15%
$25–50k
18%
$50–75k
15%
$75–100k
10%
$100–150k
18%
$150–200k
9%
$200k+
15%
Highest education (adults 25+)
No diploma
8%
High school
27%
Some college
13%
Associate's
13%
Bachelor's
19%
Graduate
20%
How people get to work
Drove alone
67%
Carpooled
7%
Transit
3%
Walked
4%
Bicycle
0.6%
Worked from home
17%
Other
2%
At a glance
| Columbia | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Own their home | 76.3% | 65.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.4% | 35.7% |
| Work from home | 17.4% | 15.1% |
| Households with broadband | 89.7% | 91% |
| Without health insurance | 3.4% | 8.4% |
| Foreign-born | 7.4% | 14.1% |
| Veterans (of adults) | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Average commute | 25.7 min | 26.4 min |