Chatham is a town in Columbia County, New York, home to about 4,060 people across 53 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12024, 12115, 12132 and 12136, and parts of 12037, 12060 and 12184 are in Chatham too.
Homes sold for a median of $262 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Chatham; also New Lebanon
All in Chatham
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Part is in Chatham, part in Ghent and Austerlitz
Mostly Canaan; part is in Chatham
Mostly Kinderhook; part is in Chatham
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chatham. 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)25 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ121 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY123 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chatham; 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.
Chatham had 4,104 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 420th 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 42.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Valatie 1 N, NY weather station (5 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).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chatham’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 7 |
|---|---|
| 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)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 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 Chatham Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary E Dardess Elementary SchoolChatham | Pre-K–5 | 365 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Chatham Middle SchoolChatham | 6–8 | 226 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Chatham High SchoolChatham | 9–12 | 316 | Public | 4.9 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 Kinderhook, Canaan, Ghent, Austerlitz and New Lebanon.
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.