Athens is a town in Greene County, New York, home to about 3,936 people across 26 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12015, and parts of 12414 and 12451 are in Athens too.
Homes sold for a median of $226 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Athens; also Coxsackie
Mostly Catskill; part is in Athens
Mostly Cairo; part is in Athens
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Athens. 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)34 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ107 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY110 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Athens; 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.
Athens had 3,916 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 429th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Greene County grew from 31,478 residents in 1900 to 47,931 in 2020.
Greene County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hudson Correctional Facility, NY weather station (4 miles away).
10,966 jobs at 1,203 businesses in Greene County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Athens.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 5 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (6 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
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 Coxsackie-Athens Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward J Arthur Elementary SchoolAthens | Pre-K–4 | 177 | Public | 2.4 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 Catskill, Cairo, Coxsackie and Greenville Town (Greene County).
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.