East Greenbush, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in East Greenbush town. It lies in ZIP code area 12061. The Survey maps it on the East Greenbush quadrangle. 6,266 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 341 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in East Greenbush
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
John Jr. Carner Houselisted 2004
Craver Farmsteadlisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresEast Greenbush grew from 4,487 to 6,266 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,487 | |
| 2020 | 6,266 | +1,779 (+40%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 31 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1925 USGS Troy quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS East Greenbush quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS East Greenbush quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
583 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 583 fires within 5 miles of East Greenbush between 1992 and 2020, burning about 457 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 150 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 304 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 150 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of East Greenbush: 7 producers, 4 past producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Quartz. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Beberwick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.E. Wicks Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Castleton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haight Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Route 20 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
41 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Greenbush in 41 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 75 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Hail | East Greenbush | 75 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Greenbush | $200,000 | There were several reports of roads flooded or washed out in the town of Schodack. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Greenbush | $50,000 | One lane of Columbia Turnpike was reported closed. In addition, rocks and debris were washed onto some roads in the East Greenbush area. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $27,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $9,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $5,000 | Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds.||One tree fell onto a house on California Avenue in East Greenbush, causing minor roof damage. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed on Sunset Road in the Town of East Greenbush. This occurred along an outflow boundary ahead of a line of thunderstorms. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | At least one dozen trees were downed on wires throughout a neighborhood near Brookview Road and Sunset Road in the Town of Schodack. All of the trees fell in the same direction consistent with straight line winds. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | A tree was downed onto power lines on Sunset Road near East Greenbush. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | East Greenbush | - | There were reports of water reaching homes and flooding basements along Berkshire Drive and Evergreen Way. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Numerous reports of downed trees with power outages throughout East Greenbush. |
| August 2019 | Flood | East Greenbush | - | Route 9 near Eliot Ave had one lane blocked due to flooding. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Elmwood Drive and Columbia Turnpike in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | One inch hail was reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees and wires were reported down at the intersection of Brookview Road and Shady Lane in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees and wires were reported down on both Pinewood Ave and Maple Ridge Ave in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Multiple trees and wires were reported down along Columbia Turnpike (U.S. Routes 9 & 20) at the intersection with Spring Hurst Drive due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Greenbush. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | A measured wind gust of 60 miles per hour was recorded in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. A tree was also reported down due to the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. |
| May 2010 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Quarter size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Wires were reported down on Mannix Road in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstom winds. In addition, a tree was also reported down in Brunswick at approximately 1740 LST due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2009 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Penny size hail was reported in the East Greenbush Town Hall parking lot. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. |
| May 2007 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Greenbush. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2007 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Quarter size hail was reported in and near East Greenbush. |
| August 2007 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush at the Rensselaer Technology Park. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Large tree limbs were blown down on several streets in East Greenbush. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | Trees blown down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Hail observed in North Greenbush. |
| May 2004 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | Hail covering the ground. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenbush | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | East Greenbush | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Park | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| Couse | 2.0 miles | 31 | |
| Hampton Park | 2.0 miles | 31 | |
| Hampton Manor | 2.5 miles | 31 | |
| Clinton Heights | 2.6 miles | 31 | |
| Clinton Park | 2.7 miles | 31 | |
| Prospect Heights | 2.7 miles | 31 | |
| Luther | 2.8 miles | 31 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on East Greenbush | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3460456 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949084. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.














