ZIP Code Distance Calculator
How far apart two places are, the drive, the time difference, and the two compared side by side.
How far apart two places are, the drive, the time difference, and the two compared side by side.
In a straight line between the centers of the two ZIP Codes: 20 miles (33 km).
| Step | Instruction | Distance |
|---|
Census Bureau figures for each ZIP Code (American Community Survey, 2020–2024). Each comes with a margin of error, so a difference is named only when it is bigger than the two margins together.
| Measure | A Albany | B Malden Bridge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Albany, NY | Malden Bridge, NY | |
| County | Albany County | Columbia County | |
| Time zone | Eastern | Eastern | |
| Metro area | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA | Not in a metro area | |
| ZIP Code type | Standard | Standard | |
| Area codes | 518, 838 | 518, 838 | |
| Land area | 10 sq mi | 3.6 sq mi | |
| Addresses that get mail | 15,725 | 1,671 | |
| People | 30,771 ±1,800 | 60 ±43 | Too uncertain to compare |
| Median age | 34.5 ±2.2 | 75.9 ±9.8 | Older in Malden Bridge |
| Median household income | $83,147 ±$5,516 | $91,875 ±$85,786 | Too uncertain to compare |
| Per capita income | $49,686 ±$3,432 | $79,217 ±$16,668 | Higher in Malden Bridge |
| Poverty rate | 13.9% ±2.8 | 0.0% ±43.8 | No clear difference |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% ±1.4 | 0.0% ±77.8 | No clear difference |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 56.9% ±3.1 | 65.0% ±34.2 | Too uncertain to compare |
| Homes lived in by owners | 49.5% ±3.5 | 100.0% ±52.3 | Too uncertain to compare |
| Median home value | $279,500 ±$9,741 | Not available | – |
| Median rent | $1,409 ±$80 | Not available | – |
| Average commute | 17.5 min ±1.3 | Not available | – |
| People per household | 2.02 ±0.10 | 1.43 ±0.37 | Larger in Albany |
| Vacant homes | 7.4% ±2.2 | 0.0% ±52.3 | No clear difference |
| Households with broadband | 88.3% ±3.0 | 100.0% ±52.3 | Too uncertain to compare |
Dark bars: Albany. Light bars: Malden Bridge. The thin lines are the margins of error: where they overlap, the two places may not really differ.
Largest age group: 20-34 in Albany (32%), 75+ in Malden Bridge (65%). The 20-34 group spans 15 years, so it looks bigger.
| Ages | Albany | Malden Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% ±1 | 0% ±62 |
| 10-19 | 11% ±2 | 0% ±62 |
| 20-34 | 32% ±3 | 0% ±62 |
| 35-44 | 11% ±1 | 15% ±20 |
| 45-54 | 8% ±1 | 0% ±44 |
| 55-64 | 13% ±2 | 0% ±62 |
| 65-74 | 10% ±2 | 20% ±35 |
| 75+ | 8% ±1 | 65% ±56 |
50% of occupied homes are owned in Albany, 100% in Malden Bridge.
| Owners and renters | Albany | Malden Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 50% ±4 | 100% ±52 |
| Rented | 51% ±4 | 0% ±52 |
Most common in both: Single-family (44% in Albany, 100% in Malden Bridge).
| Kinds of homes | Albany | Malden Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 44% ±4 | 100% ±52 |
| Townhouse | 5% ±1 | 0% ±52 |
| 2-4 units | 27% ±4 | 0% ±74 |
| 5-19 units | 18% ±3 | 0% ±74 |
| 20+ units | 7% ±2 | 0% ±52 |
| Mobile home | 0% ±0 | 0% ±52 |
| Boat, RV, van | 0% ±0 | 0% ±52 |
Most common: Drove alone in Albany (64%), Worked from home in Malden Bridge (53%).
| Getting to work | Albany | Malden Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Drove alone | 64% ±4 | 0% ±78 |
| Carpooled | 7% ±2 | 0% ±78 |
| Public transit | 4% ±1 | 0% ±78 |
| Walked | 5% ±2 | 47% ±11 |
| Other | 3% ±2 | 0% ±78 |
| Worked from home | 18% ±3 | 53% ±11 |
± is the Census Bureau's 90% margin of error. "Too uncertain" means one figure's margin is more than half of the figure itself. Census figures are for each ZIP Code's matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area; capped medians read "or more".
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Developer tools: Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, CodexThe distance, the direction and both time zones above came from one call to the ZIP Codes API /v2/distance endpoint. Each place's facts and Census figures came from one /v2/zip call each, and the API has the same figures for any year from 2011 to 2024.
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curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" "https://api.zip-codes.com/v2/distance?from=12203&to=12115"
The real /v2/distance response for this pair. Coordinates are rounded to 3 decimals here; the API returns full precision.
{
"success": true,
"request": {
"from": "12203",
"to": "12115"
},
"results": [
{
"success": true,
"input": {
"from": "12203",
"to": "12115"
},
"from": {
"country": "US",
"code": "12203",
"code_type": "ZIP",
"city": "Albany",
"state": "NY",
"county": "Albany",
"location": {
"lat": 42.684,
"lon": -73.858
},
"timezone": {
"source": "timezone-boundary-builder",
"product": "Time zone boundaries (with oceans)",
"attribution": "Time zone boundaries \u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL); time zone rules: IANA tz database",
"iana_name": "America/New_York",
"name": "Eastern",
"abbreviation": "EST",
"abbreviation_dst": "EDT",
"utc_offset": -5,
"utc_offset_dst": -4,
"observes_dst": true
},
"input_type": "code"
},
"to": {
"country": "US",
"code": "12115",
"code_type": "ZIP",
"city": "Malden Bridge",
"state": "NY",
"county": "Columbia",
"location": {
"lat": 42.461,
"lon": -73.599
},
"timezone": {
"source": "timezone-boundary-builder",
"product": "Time zone boundaries (with oceans)",
"attribution": "Time zone boundaries \u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL); time zone rules: IANA tz database",
"iana_name": "America/New_York",
"name": "Eastern",
"abbreviation": "EST",
"abbreviation_dst": "EDT",
"utc_offset": -5,
"utc_offset_dst": -4,
"observes_dst": true
},
"input_type": "code"
},
"distance": {
"miles": 20.25,
"km": 32.59
},
"bearing": 139.4
}
],
"meta": {
"credits": {
"used": 1
}
}
}