Canaan is a town in Columbia County, New York, home to about 1,791 people across 37 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12029 and 12060, and parts of 12017 are in Canaan too.
Homes sold for a median of $275 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Canaan; also New Lebanon
Mostly Canaan; also New Lebanon and Chatham
Mostly Austerlitz; part is in Canaan
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Canaan. 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)29 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ122 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY124 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Canaan; 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.
Canaan had 1,570 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 701st largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Columbia County grew from 43,211 residents in 1900 to 61,570 in 2020.
Columbia County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 44.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pittsfield Muni Ap, MA weather station (8 miles away).
16,420 jobs at 1,819 businesses in Columbia County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Canaan’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 12 |
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| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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 (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with New Lebanon, Austerlitz and Chatham.
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.