Caroga is a town in Fulton County, New York, home to about 983 people across 51 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12032, and parts of 12095 are in Caroga too.
Homes sold for a median of $281 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Caroga; also Arietta
Mostly Johnstown City; part is in Caroga
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Caroga. 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)45 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ169 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY175 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Caroga; 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.
Caroga had 1,264 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 880th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Fulton County grew from 42,842 residents in 1900 to 53,324 in 2020.
Fulton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 50.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gloversville 7nw (Peck Lake), NY weather station (5 miles away).
13,419 jobs at 1,119 businesses in Fulton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Caroga.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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.
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Wheelerville Union Free School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelerville SchoolCaroga Lake | Pre-K–8 | 113 | Public | 2.6 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 Johnstown City, Johnstown Town, Gloversville, Mohawk, Perth, Ephratah and Arietta.
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.