Schenectady, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Albany. It is located about 11 miles [17 km] to the southeast of Schenectady and has a population of 95,658 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Colonie. It lies just southeast of Schenectady and has a population of 79,258 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Pittsfield (MA)	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	42,652	6.86% decrease
	Amsterdam	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	17,533	4.48% decrease
	Bethlehem	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	33,095	5.72% increase
	Clifton Park	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	36,279	9.95% increase
	Glenville	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	29,825	5.83% increase
	Guilderland	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	34,781	6.4% increase
	Halfmoon	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	20,167	9.16% increase
	Milton	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	16,925	1.04% decrease
	Niskayuna	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	21,753	7.18% increase
	Queensbury	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	27,763	9.13% increase
	Rotterdam	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	30,024	6.03% increase
	Saratoga Springs	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	28,844	10.15% increase
	Saugerties	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	19,607	1.31% decrease
	Troy	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	47,459	3.48% decrease
	Bennington (VT)	E	36 mi [57.9 km]	15,093	4.09% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamont	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,701	2.07% decrease
	Charlton	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Clifton Park	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Colonie	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	8,591	8.53% increase
	Country Knolls	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Duane Lake	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	East Glenville	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Guilderland	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Latham	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Niskayuna	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Pattersonville-Rotterdam Junction	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Princetown	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,247	5.39% increase
	Rotterdam	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Scotia	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	8,033	0.96% increase
	Westmere	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---

Schenectady County

Schenectady is located in Schenectady County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schenectady: Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga and Schoharie.

While not sharing a border with Schenectady, the following counties are close to Schenectady: Rensselaer, Fulton and Washington.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Schenectady
	Berkshire County (MA)	SE	Hancock (MA)	35 miles [56 km]
	Albany County	SE	Stanford Heights	3 miles [4 km]
	Columbia County	S	Poolsburg	26 miles [41 km]
	Fulton County	NW	Beyers Corners	16 miles [25 km]
	Greene County	S	Deans Mill	24 miles [38 km]
	Hamilton County	N	Maple Grove	33 miles [53 km]
	Montgomery County	NW	Scotch Church	11 miles [17 km]
	Otsego County	W	Weber Corners	37 miles [59 km]
	Rensselaer County	E	Frear Park	13 miles [20 km]
	Saratoga County	NE	Groom Corners	4 miles [6 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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