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ZIP code 12208 — Albany
ZIP code 12208 serves Albany, New York.
- Postal code
- 12208Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Albany
- County
- Albany FIPS 36001
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.6560, -73.7964 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 23,936 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5,438 / sq mi
- Land area
- 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $69,505
- Per-capita income
- $41,288
- Median age
- 33
- Households
- 10,596
- Housing units
- 11,522
- Median home value
- $255,300
- Median gross rent
- $1,291 / month
- Congressional district
- NY-20 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6a (-10 to -5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 12208
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 16°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 38 |
| Avg low °F | 16 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ALBANY AP (6.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 12208
- 13 schools
- 7 colleges & universities
- 9 hospitals & clinics
- 5 doctors & dentists
- 6 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 52 restaurants & cafés
- 9 bars & pubs
- 6 parks
- 31 playgrounds
- 11 gyms & sports centres
- 4 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 22 places of worship
- 9 banks
- 6 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 3 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page