South Bethlehem, NY
Albany County · New York · United States
Home to 41 people across 0.099 square miles.
At a glance
12161 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 12161 is
| Coordinates | 42.5337, -73.846164 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Albany County |
| State | New York (NY) |
| Land area | 0.099 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| New York, NY | 126.1 mi |
|---|---|
| Boston, MA | 142.6 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | 191.0 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 706.1 mi |
People
Who lives in 12161
41 residents in 23 households, averaging 1.78 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 48.8% of residents, and 52.2% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 23 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 1.78 |
| Family households | 47.8% |
| Living alone | 52.2% |
| Median age | 31.1 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 12161
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $42,712 |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 100.0% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 62.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 12161
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 23 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 23 occupied units
| Owner households | 11 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 12 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 12161 commutes
100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 29.1 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 29.1 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 12161
ZIP code 12161 is assigned to South Bethlehem, NY, and falls within Albany County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 41 people live inside it.
At 414 residents per square mile spread over 0.099 square miles, 12161 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in South Bethlehem looks like
The building stock is dominated by small multi-family buildings of two to four units, which account for 52.2% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 31.1 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.78 people, and 52.2% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.
Getting to work takes 29.1 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in South Bethlehem, NY
South Bethlehem is a smaller community, so options inside 12161 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, New York, NY is about 126.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 12161 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 12161 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 12161 offers a compact profile of South Bethlehem: 41 residents, 62.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 12161 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in South Bethlehem may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 12161. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).