Amsterdam City is a city in Montgomery County, New York, home to about 18,166 people across 5.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12010.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Amsterdam City; also Glenville and Amsterdam Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Amsterdam City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)24 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ153 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY158 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Amsterdam City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Amsterdam City had 18,219 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 126th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Montgomery County grew from 47,488 residents in 1900 to 49,532 in 2020.
Montgomery County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Delanson 2ne, NY weather station (12 miles away).
15,867 jobs at 1,064 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
291 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Amsterdam City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 39 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 46 |
| Dentists | 24 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 72 |
| Mental health providers | 40 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 57 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 16 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1710.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Broadalbin-Perth Central School District, Amsterdam City School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadalbin-Perth Elementary SchoolAmsterdam | Pre-K–6 | 879 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Marie Curie Institute of Engineering and CommunicationAmsterdam | Pre-K–5 | 446 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Raphael J Mcnulty Academy for Intern Studies & LiteracyAmsterdam | Pre-K–5 | 503 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| William B Tecler Arts in EducationAmsterdam | Pre-K–5 | 465 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| William H Barkley MicrosocietyAmsterdam | Pre-K–5 | 285 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Wilbur H Lynch Literacy AcademyAmsterdam | 6–8 | 772 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Amsterdam High SchoolAmsterdam | 9–12 | 1,192 | Public | 1.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Glenville, Amsterdam Town, Florida, Perth, Charlton, Broadalbin and Glen.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.