Roessleville New York Map

About Roessleville, New York

Roessleville is a locality in Albany County, New York, United States. It has a population of 10,968. The population density is 1086.2 people per km². Roessleville is located at 42.6951°N, 73.8071°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12205.

Roessleville unfolds across a landscape shaped by glacial history, where rolling hills, softened by the passage of time, meet the meandering flow of Catskill Creek. It lies 3.9 miles north-west of Albany, NY (from Albany, NY: bearing 319°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-south-west of Troy. Here, the earth itself seems to breathe, exhaling a cool, damp air that carries the scent of pine needles and the distant, earthy perfume of tilled fields. The sky overhead often wears a muted palette, a canvas of soft grays and blues that can, at dusk, ignite into streaks of rose and amber, casting a gentle, ephemeral glow over the scattered farmsteads and the quiet, unassuming roads. The terrain, neither starkly mountainous nor flatly expansive, offers a gentle, undulating embrace, a place where the land feels both grounded and subtly alive, punctuated by the occasional steadfast oak or a cluster of birch trees whose papery bark gleams like old parchment. The roots of Roessleville delve into a history of agricultural enterprise, a testament to the fertile soil that has long sustained its inhabitants. This land, once part of a larger agricultural expanse, has seen generations work its bounty, their lives intertwined with the seasons and the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, though modest, still carries echoes of this agrarian heritage, with small farms and market gardens continuing to provide fresh produce, their stalls often a splash of vibrant color against the muted greens and browns of the countryside. While no grand monuments mark its presence, Roessleville possesses a quiet, understated charm, its distinctiveness found in the enduring spirit of its people and the persistent, almost lyrical, connection to the land that defines its character.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roessleville, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.695078, -73.807066. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Roessleville and Albany County.

Detailed location data for Roessleville includes the ZIP code (12205), telephone area code (518), county seat of Albany County (Albany), and school district assignment (South Colonie Central School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Roessleville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.