Town guide

Palatine, New York

Palatine is a town in Montgomery County, New York, home to about 3,200 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13410 and 13428, and parts of 13339 and 13452 are in Palatine too.

Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population3,20078 per sq mi
Median home value$142,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$194Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Palatine

4 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Palatine. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Palatine

Distances

Nearest major airportAlbany International Airport (ALB)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ154 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY161 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Palatine; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Palatine

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Palatine had 3,189 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 494th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Montgomery County grew from 47,488 residents in 1900 to 49,532 in 2020.

Palatine population by census2000: 3,070, 2010: 3,240, 2020: 3,1893,07020003,24020103,1892020

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 47,488, 1910: 57,567, 1920: 57,928, 1930: 60,076, 1940: 59,142, 1950: 59,594, 1960: 57,240, 1970: 55,883, 1980: 53,439, 1990: 51,981, 2000: 49,708, 2010: 50,219, 2020: 49,53247K’00’1058K’20’3059K’40’5057K’60’7053K’80’9050K’00’1050K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 50.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PalatineJan: high 25°F, low 7°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 27°F, low 8°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 35°F, low 16°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 48°F, low 29°F, 4.4 in; May: high 63°F, low 42°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 72°F, low 52°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 73°F, low 54°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 67°F, low 46°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 53°F, low 36°F, 4.9 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 25°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 30°F, low 16°F, 4.1 in25°7°Jan3.927°8°Feb3.535°16°Mar3.748°29°Apr4.463°42°May4.572°52°Jun4.977°56°Jul4.873°54°Aug4.167°46°Sep4.353°36°Oct4.941°25°Nov3.730°16°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gloversville 7nw (Peck Lake), NY weather station (16 miles away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

15,867 jobs at 1,064 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyHealth care and social assistance: 4,074 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,054 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,697 jobs; Retail trade: 2,409 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 922 jobs; Other services: 592 jobs; Construction: 426 jobs; Wholesale trade: 325 jobsHealth care and social assistance 26% Manufacturing 19% Transportation and warehousing 17% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 6% Other services 4% Construction 3% Wholesale trade 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Palatine’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Little Falls HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Little Falls13.9 miles
  • Nathan Littauer HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Gloversville17.0 miles
  • Cobleskill Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cobleskill18.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies3

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.

Places in and around Palatine

Parks (8 nearby)

  • Wiles Park · 29 acres1.1 mi
  • Fort Plain Historical Park · 23 acres0.9 mi
  • River Front park · 5 acres2.9 mi
  • Haslett Park · 1 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Save-A-Lot0.4 mi
  • Dutch Country Market0.4 mi
  • Plain Food Co-Op0.5 mi
  • The Veggie Man0.5 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • The Medicine Shoppe0.5 mi
  • Rite Aid2.9 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Fort Plain Free Library0.4 mi
  • Canajoharie Library And Art Gallery3.0 mi

Museums (4 nearby)

  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park0.8 mi
  • Arkell Museum2.9 mi
  • Van Alstyne Homestead3.1 mi
  • Fort Klock3.8 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1788.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

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Shares ZIP codes with Minden, St. Johnsville, Ephratah, Oppenheim, Canajoharie, Danube, Stark and Mohawk.

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