Guilderland, New York

Guilderland
Town
Town of Guilderland
Guilderland Town Hall
Etymology: Gelderland province in the Netherlands
Motto:  Prospice Gelria - Latin for Look Forward Guilderland
Location in Albany County and the state of New York.
Location of New York in the United States
Coordinates: 42°42′5″N 73°55′31″W / 42.70139°N 73.92528°W / 42.70139; -73.92528
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Albany
Settled	c. 1700
Incorporation as town	1803
Government
• Town Supervisor	Peter G. Barber (D) Town Council Patricia Slavick (D) Paul Pastore (D) Lee Carman (R) Rosemary Centi (D)
Area [1]
• Total	58.79 sq mi (152.26 km2)
• Land	57.90 sq mi (149.97 km2)
• Water	0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2)
Elevation	328 ft (100 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	36,848
• Density	636.41/sq mi (245.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	12084, 12303, 12009, 12203
Area codes	518,838
FIPS code	36-001-31104
FIPS code	36-31104[2]
GNIS feature ID	0979030[3]
Wikimedia Commons	Guilderland, New York
Website	townofguilderland.org

Guilderland is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. In the 2020 census, the town had a population of 36,848.^[2] The town is named for the Gelderland province in the Netherlands.^[4] The town of Guilderland is on the central-northwest border of the county. It is just west of Albany, the capital of the U.S. state of New York.