Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, home to about 14,609 people across 3.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12801.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Glens Falls. 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)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA149 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY184 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Glens Falls; 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.
Glens Falls had 14,830 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 156th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Warren County grew from 29,943 residents in 1900 to 65,737 in 2020.
Warren 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 6°F. About 46.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glens Falls Farm, NY weather station (2 miles away).
30,380 jobs at 2,164 businesses in Warren County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
671 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Glens Falls.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 67 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 142 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 161 |
| Mental health providers | 197 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 74 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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 (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (6 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1908.
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 Glens Falls City School District, Glens Falls Common School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cross Street SchoolGlens Falls | Pre-K–4 | 211 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Jackson Heights SchoolGlens Falls | Pre-K–4 | 260 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Kensington Road SchoolGlens Falls | Pre-K–4 | 263 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Abraham Wing SchoolGlens Falls | K–6 | 139 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Glens Falls Middle SchoolGlens Falls | 5–8 | 610 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Glens Falls Senior High SchoolGlens Falls | 9–12 | 628 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary-Alphonsus Catholic SchoolGlens Falls | Pre-K–7 | 100 | Roman Catholic | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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