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Chestertown ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Chestertown, NY is 12817, and its area code is 518.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
499
Area code
518

Chestertown in numbers

About 499 people live in Chestertown, in 205 households. The median household income is $83,750 a year, about the same as the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,000 (50% below the New York median), and median gross rent is $647 a month. The median age is 28.9; 31.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (40.2% across New York); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population499Chestertown499
Households205Chestertown205
Median age28.9Chestertown28.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$83,750Chestertown$83,750New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$210,000Chestertown$210,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$647Chestertown$647New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%Chestertown31.4%New York40.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.8 minChestertown28.8 minNew York32.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density130 / sq miChestertown130 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Chestertown CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Chestertown

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Chestertown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
12817 Chestertown , NY Standard 2,168 $93,393 $327,600

Map of Chestertown ZIP codes

12817

The ZIP codes of Chestertown, NY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Chestertown

The nearest larger towns are Warrensburg (3,194 people, 9.2 mi), Schroon Lake (898 people, 13 mi) and Lake George (1,038 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Chestertown
TownPopulationDistance
Warrensburg 3,194 9.2 mi
Whitehall 2,690 18.7 mi
Glens Falls North 9,154 21.9 mi
Ticonderoga 3,260 22.7 mi
West Glens Falls 10,050 23.8 mi
Glens Falls 14,609 24.0 mi
South Glens Falls 3,737 25.2 mi
Hudson Falls 7,395 25.5 mi
Fair Haven, VT 2,537 26.0 mi
Corinth 2,592 27.6 mi
Fort Edward 3,152 27.8 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Warren County · New York ZIP codes

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