Duanesburg is a town in Schenectady County, New York, home to about 6,083 people across 71 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12053 and 12056, and parts of 12066 and 12137 are in Duanesburg too.
Homes sold for a median of $211 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)19 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ141 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY146 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Duanesburg; 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.
Duanesburg had 5,863 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 310th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Schenectady County grew from 46,852 residents in 1900 to 158,061 in 2020.
Schenectady 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 (about a mile away).
51,797 jobs at 2,911 businesses in Schenectady County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
41 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Duanesburg’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 12 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 20 |
| Chiropractors | 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 (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 5.5 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 Duanesburg Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duanesburg Elementary SchoolDelanson | Pre-K–6 | 356 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Duanesburg High SchoolDelanson | 7–12 | 290 | Public | 1.8 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 Rotterdam, Esperance, Knox, Princetown, Charleston, Wright and Florida.
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.