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Welcome to Albany County ...
Time Zone: Albany County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Albany is the Seat for Albany County. In addition, the community of Albany is also the capital of New York.
Albany County is one of the original counties of New York and was founded in 1683.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Albany had a population of 305,506 people. This is an increase of 0.47% since the last Census (which gave a population of 304,086 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Albany represented 1.57% of the total population of New York.
Below are some of the communities located in Albany County:
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berne is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,808 people
- Coeymans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coeymans is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeymans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,227 people
- Cohoes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
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- Guilderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guilderland is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,740 people
- Knox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knox is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Menands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,588 people
- Ravena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rensselaerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaerville is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,805 people
- Voorheesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watervliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <2>
- Westerlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westerlo is located in Albany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,257 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to New York
- Websites specific to Albany County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Rensselaer County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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