Lexington is a town in Greene County, New York, home to about 763 people across 80 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12452 and 12492, and parts of 12468 and 12480 are in Lexington too.
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All in Lexington
Mostly Prattsville; part is in Lexington
Mostly Shandaken; part is in Lexington
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)47 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY110 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lexington; 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.
Lexington had 770 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 928th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Greene County grew from 31,478 residents in 1900 to 47,931 in 2020.
Greene 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 11°F. About 56 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 95 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Jewett, NY weather station (12 miles away).
10,966 jobs at 1,203 businesses in Greene 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 Lexington’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 6 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 Prattsville, Shandaken, Roxbury and Ashland Town (Greene County).
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.