Taghkanic is a town in Columbia County, New York, home to about 1,283 people across 40 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12502, and parts of 12521, 12523 and 12529 are in Taghkanic too.
Homes sold for a median of $303 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Taghkanic; also Gallatin and Ancram
Mostly Claverack; part is in Taghkanic
Mostly Livingston; part is in Taghkanic
Mostly Hillsdale; part is in Taghkanic
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Taghkanic. 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)43 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ101 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY103 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Taghkanic; 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.
Taghkanic had 1,231 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 815th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Columbia County grew from 43,211 residents in 1900 to 61,570 in 2020.
Columbia County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 43.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Copake, NY weather station (6 miles away).
16,420 jobs at 1,819 businesses in Columbia County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Taghkanic.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
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| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4 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 Hillsdale, Claverack, Copake, Livingston, Gallatin, Ancram and Austerlitz.
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.