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

12052 (Cropseyville), at 18.9%, among 20 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 Rensselaer County, NY

These are the 20 ZIP codes in Rensselaer County with the fastest population growth, out of 20 with at least 1,000 residents. 12052 (Cropseyville, 18.9%), 12121 (Melrose, 15.6%) and 12094 (Johnsonville, 10.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12052	Cropseyville	18.9%	1,915	671	645
2	12121	Melrose	15.6%	2,280	801	705
3	12094	Johnsonville	10.8%	2,656	936	892
4	12196	West Sand Lake	10.2%	3,880	1,452	1,079
5	12144	Rensselaer	9.4%	22,111	9,627	9,768
6	12062	East Nassau	6.7%	1,650	710	807
7	12182	Troy	3.0%	14,867	6,781	6,994
8	12018	Averill Park	2.7%	7,422	2,865	3,174
9	12061	East Greenbush	2.1%	9,854	4,002	4,071
10	12033	Castleton On Hudson	0.3%	7,932	3,537	3,532
11	12180	Troy	0.0%	53,479	21,872	23,418
12	12154	Schaghticoke	-4.3%	2,777	1,180	1,044
13	12057	Eagle Bridge	-7.9%	1,789	689	694
14	12140	Poestenkill	-10.5%	1,512	649	624
15	12198	Wynantskill	-13.7%	6,796	2,800	3,239
16	12090	Hoosick Falls	-13.7%	5,482	2,238	2,484
17	12168	Stephentown	-13.8%	1,752	726	753
18	12185	Valley Falls	-14.8%	1,709	693	733
19	12138	Petersburg	-16.3%	2,695	1,192	1,308
20	12123	Nassau	-17.4%	4,457	1,964	2,017

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; 20 of 28 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 13,487 households, on 24 carrier routes with 13,089 residential mailboxes. 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 Rensselaer County has the fastest population growth?: 12052 (Cropseyville), at 18.9%, among 20 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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