ZIP 12140 · Poestenkill
Who lives in ZIP code 12140 (Poestenkill, NY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Poestenkill, NY · Rensselaer County
uszips 2026
People1,512
Median age49.4
Household income$138,393
Home value$302,299
Median rent—
Poverty9.1%
College degree+51.3%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Wider region
- Albany-Schenectady, NY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 82 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 649
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.4% are 65 or older; 87.8% are adults.
Household income
67.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $63,295.
Education (adults 25+)
28.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.1%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 6.6%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 2.59
- Dual-income families
- 63.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 96.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.7%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.1%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 10.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.5%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.