Esperance is a town in Schoharie County, New York, home to about 1,794 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12035, 12066 and 12160, and parts of 12092 are in Esperance too.
Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Esperance; also Carlisle and Schoharie
Mostly Esperance; also Duanesburg and Charleston
Mostly Esperance; also Carlisle and Root
Mostly Cobleskill; part is in Esperance
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Esperance. 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)26 miles away |
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| 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 Esperance; 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.
Esperance had 1,806 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 699th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Schoharie County grew from 26,854 residents in 1900 to 29,714 in 2020.
Schoharie 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 13°F. About 42.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Schoharie, NY weather station (6 miles away).
4,843 jobs at 576 businesses in Schoharie County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Esperance’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 3 |
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| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 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 Cobleskill, Duanesburg, Charleston, Schoharie, Carlisle and Root.
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.