Columbia County, New York
County seat: Hudson · Population 60,168 (2025) · 635 sq mi
Columbia County is the 41st most populous of New York's 62 counties, with 60,168 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Hudson. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Columbia County facts
- County seat
- Hudson
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 60,168 −2.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 635 sq mi 35th largest of 62
- Water area
- 14 sq mi
- Population density
- 95 per sq mi
- Established
- 1786
- Same name
- One of 8 Columbia Counties in the US
- Named after
- Christopher Columbus Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)
- Largest city
- Kinderhook 8,091
- Median household income
- $81,528
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 10 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 38
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 36021
Cities and towns in Columbia County
Columbia County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Columbia County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson (county seat) | City | 5,721 | |
| Valatie | Village | 1,705 | |
| Chatham | Village | 1,538 | |
| Philmont | Village | 1,466 | |
| Kinderhook | Village | 1,134 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenz Park | 1,991 | |
| Niverville | 1,181 | |
| Stottville | 1,045 | |
| Germantown | 1,042 | |
| Claverack-Red Mills | 925 | |
| Copake Lake | 784 | |
| Taconic Shores | 606 | |
| Ghent | 517 | |
| Copake | 222 | |
| Copake Falls | 11 |
ZIP codes in Columbia County
38 ZIP codes reach into Columbia County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 12017
- 12024 also Rensselaer County
- 12029
- 12037
- 12060
- 12062 also Rensselaer County
- 12075
- 12106
- 12115
- 12123 also Rensselaer County
- 12125
- 12130
- 12132
- 12136
- 12156 also Rensselaer County
- 12165
- 12172
- 12173
- 12174
- 12184 also Rensselaer County
- 12195
- 12502
- 12503
- 12513
- 12516
- 12517
- 12521
- 12523
- 12526
- 12529
- 12530
- 12534
- 12544
- 12546 also Dutchess County
- 12565
- 12567 also Dutchess County
- 12571 also Dutchess County
- 12583 also Dutchess County
Population of Columbia County, 2020–2025
Columbia County shrank by 1,408 people (−2.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,453 more deaths than births and a net gain of 71 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 61,468 |
| 2021 | 61,949 |
| 2022 | 61,176 |
| 2023 | 60,607 |
| 2024 | 60,389 |
| 2025 | 60,168 |
Neighboring counties
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts east · 128,224 people
- Dutchess County south · 300,708 people
- Greene County west · 47,238 people
- Rensselaer County north · 160,510 people
- Ulster County southwest · 183,330 people
- Albany County northwest · 321,225 people
Printable Columbia County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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