Athens, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Albany. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the north of Athens and has a population of 95,658 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Colonie. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the north of Athens and has a population of 79,258 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	New Milford (CT)	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	28,338	4.49% increase
	Torrington (CT)	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	35,312	0.31% increase
	Torrington (CT)	SE	46 mi [74 km]	35,312	0.31% increase
	Pittsfield (MA)	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	42,652	6.86% decrease
	Bethlehem	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	33,095	5.72% increase
	Clifton Park	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	36,279	9.95% increase
	East Fishkill	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	28,825	12.65% increase
	Glenville	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	29,825	5.83% increase
	Guilderland	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	34,781	6.4% increase
	Poughkeepsie	S	41 mi [66 km]	44,065	3.01% increase
	Poughkeepsie	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	29,654	0.73% decrease
	Rotterdam	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	30,024	6.03% increase
	Schenectady	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	61,152	1.08% decrease
	Troy	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	47,459	3.48% decrease
	Wappinger	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	26,909	2.42% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Athens	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	4,149	3.96% increase
	Catskill	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	11,705	1.22% decrease
	Catskill	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	4,212	4.1% decrease
	Claverack	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	6,215	2.91% decrease
	Coxsackie	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	9,039	1.74% increase
	Coxsackie	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,759	4.7% decrease
	Ghent	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,153	2.33% decrease
	Greenport	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	4,148	0.77% decrease
	Hudson	SE	Less than 2 mi	6,925	7.96% decrease
	Jefferson Heights	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Leeds	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Lorenz Park	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Philmont	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,366	7.7% decrease
	Stockport	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	2,810	4.19% decrease
	Stottville	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---

Greene County

Athens is located in Greene County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie and Ulster.

While not sharing a border with Greene, the following counties are close to Athens: Dutchess, Berkshire (MA) and Litchfield (CT).

Below are counties that are near Athens (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Athens:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Athens
	Litchfield County (CT)	SE	Joyceville (CT)	24 miles [38 km]
	Berkshire County (MA)	E	North Egremont (MA)	19 miles [30 km]
	Albany County	N	Aquetuck	13 miles [20 km]
	Columbia County	SE	Hudson	1 miles [1 km]
	Delaware County	W	Grand Gorge	36 miles [57 km]
	Dutchess County	S	Kerleys Corners	15 miles [24 km]
	Rensselaer County	N	Muitzes Kill	14 miles [22 km]
	Saratoga County	N	Halfmoon Beach	36 miles [57 km]
	Schenectady County	N	Carman	35 miles [56 km]
	Schoharie County	NW	Bates	26 miles [41 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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