12226 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 12226 covers Albany, New York, with a population of about 0.
- Population
- 0
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 3
Where 12226 is
Albany, New York — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Population | 0 |
|---|
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 3 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 13 |
| Annual payroll | $436,000 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 21.8% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Low |
| Expected annual loss | 20.2 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 86.2 out of 100 |
By hazard
Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.
| Hurricane | 69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Ice storm | 67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 63.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 61Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 59.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 58.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 51.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 44.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
Compared with New York and the United States
State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| This ZIP | New York | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $84,578 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $49,520 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 13.7% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $403,000 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,576 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 54.3% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 39.6% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 13.3% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 22.6% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 39.6 | 38.7 |
Climate
NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.
| Weather station | ALBANY AP, NY US11 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 41 in |
| Snow in a year | 59 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 32.8°F / 15.9°F2.6 in rain, 15.6 in snow |
|---|---|
| February | 36°F / 17.6°F2.28 in rain, 13.7 in snow |
| March | 45.3°F / 26.1°F3.09 in rain, 12 in snow |
| April | 59.2°F / 36.9°F3.11 in rain, 1.6 in snow |
| May | 71.2°F / 48.1°F3.41 in rain, 0.1 in snow |
| June | 79.4°F / 57.4°F4.05 in rain |
| July | 83.9°F / 62.4°F4.55 in rain |
| August | 82°F / 60.7°F3.76 in rain |
| September | 74.4°F / 52.6°F3.73 in rain |
| October | 61.6°F / 41.1°F3.85 in rain, 0.3 in snow |
| November | 49.3°F / 31.6°F2.99 in rain, 2.6 in snow |
| December | 38.2°F / 22.7°F3.26 in rain, 13.3 in snow |
Access to food
USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.
| Low income and far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | 100% of this ZIP code's area |
School districts
NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.
| Albany City School District | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|
Community and walkability
CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.
| Overall social vulnerability | 40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 12.2 out of 20Above average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 12201 Albany, NY | 0 km away |
|---|---|
| 12207 Albany, NY | 0 km away |
| 12214 Albany, NY | 0 km away |
| 12220 Albany, NY | 0 km away |
| 12223 Albany, NY | 0 km away |
| 12224 Albany, NY | 0 km away |
| 12225 Albany, NY | 0 km away |
| 12227 Albany, NY | 0 km away |
Location, counties and time zone
County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.
| Albany County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.37 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 42.6526, -73.7562 |
Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.