Which ZIP code in Albany County has the fastest population growth?

12211 (Albany), at 30.9%, among 32 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Albany County, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Albany County with the fastest population growth, out of 32 with at least 1,000 residents. 12211 (Albany, 30.9%), 12202 (Albany, 21.9%) and 12143 (Ravena, 19.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Albany County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Albany County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12211	Albany	30.9%	14,383	4,328	4,592
2	12202	Albany	21.9%	10,166	4,727	4,328
3	12143	Ravena	19.8%	5,664	2,326	2,202
4	12183	Troy	14.6%	2,970	1,603	1,500
5	12222	Albany	11.1%	6,889	97	—
6	12309	Schenectady	10.8%	33,246	12,767	12,981
7	12047	Cohoes	10.2%	23,532	10,323	10,905
8	12189	Watervliet	7.9%	18,656	8,731	8,879
9	12208	Albany	7.5%	23,289	10,584	10,405
10	12210	Albany	7.5%	10,297	5,836	5,733
11	12209	Albany	6.5%	10,626	4,323	4,348
12	12084	Guilderland	6.5%	5,328	2,177	2,308
13	12186	Voorheesville	5.2%	6,512	2,615	2,780
14	12077	Glenmont	4.0%	7,017	2,765	2,933
15	12159	Slingerlands	3.7%	8,163	3,581	3,837
16	12303	Schenectady	3.1%	29,360	11,910	12,697
17	12054	Delmar	2.9%	17,436	7,192	7,585
18	12203	Albany	2.5%	30,771	13,810	13,840
19	12304	Schenectady	0.8%	22,403	9,306	8,972
20	12053	Delanson	0.5%	4,550	1,903	1,768
21	12009	Altamont	0.4%	7,934	3,082	3,055
22	12083	Greenville	-2.4%	3,844	1,378	1,647
23	12205	Albany	-4.1%	25,838	11,574	12,209
24	12193	Westerlo	-5.9%	1,746	811	819
25	12204	Albany	-6.1%	7,812	3,616	4,138

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 32 of 43 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 13,081 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Albany County has the fastest population growth?: 12211 (Albany), at 30.9%, among 32 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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