City profile · United States · North America
Albany
City population
101,228
#322
in United States
#12
in New York
#5,672
worldwide
42.653, -73.756 · 501 km from Washington
About Albany
Albany is a city in New York, United States with a population of 101,228. It is the 322nd largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 5,672nd largest worldwide. It lies 501 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#12of 149
Elevation
45 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
42.653, -73.756
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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