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Sand Lake ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Sand Lake, NY is 12153, and its area codes are 518 and 838.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
669
Area codes
518, 838

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sand Lake itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Averill Park (2.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Sand Lake in numbers

About 669 people live in Sand Lake, in 318 households. The median household income is $89,861 a year, 5% above the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $291,700 (31% below the New York median).

Population669Sand Lake669
Households318Sand Lake318
Median household income$89,861Sand Lake$89,861New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$291,700Sand Lake$291,700New York$423,800US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Sand Lake. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Sand Lake

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sand Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
12153 Sand Lake , NY Standard 669 $89,861 $291,700

Map of Sand Lake ZIP codes

12153

The ZIP codes of Sand Lake, 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 Sand Lake

The nearest larger towns are Averill Park (1,615 people, 4.2 mi), Poestenkill (744 people, 5.9 mi) and West Sand Lake (3,479 people, 6.3 mi).

Towns near Sand Lake
TownPopulationDistance
West Sand Lake 3,479 6.3 mi
Wynantskill 3,487 9.6 mi
East Greenbush 6,581 12.1 mi
Troy 51,033 12.6 mi
Hampton Manor 5,334 13.1 mi
Rensselaer 9,287 13.3 mi
Menands 4,505 13.5 mi
Watervliet 10,287 13.5 mi
Green Island 2,970 13.7 mi
Williamstown, MA 5,070 14.7 mi
Siena College 2,500 15.3 mi
Cohoes 18,159 15.4 mi
Loudonville 10,527 15.7 mi
Latham 13,802 16.0 mi

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