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Welcome to Houcks Corners ...

Houcks Corners is located in Albany County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Houcks Corners: Houcks Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Houcks Corners for more information about variations on the name of Houcks Corners.

Houcks Corners is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Houcks Corners lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Houcks Corners: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Houcks Corners ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Houcks Corners.

  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany is also located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
  • Schenectady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Cohoes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cohoes is also located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
  • Watervliet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rensselaer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
  • Colonie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Colonie is also located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
  • Menands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Menands is also located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
  • Wyantskill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Houcks Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Houcks Corners.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Houcks Corners. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Houcks Corners.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Houcks Corners. See our Newspapers Page for Houcks Corners.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houcks Corners ...

Looking for more information about Houcks Corners? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Houcks Corners, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Houcks Corners.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Houcks Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Houcks Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Houcks Corners area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.