Westmere, New York

Westmere
Hamlet
Location in Albany County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 42°41′29″N 73°52′34″W / 42.69139°N 73.87611°W / 42.69139; -73.87611
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Capital District
County	Albany
Settled	1920s
Area [1]
• Total	3.18 sq mi (8.23 km2)
• Land	3.17 sq mi (8.21 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	292 ft (89 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,560
• Density	2,385.61/sq mi (921.03/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	12203, 12084, 12159
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-80423[2]
GNIS feature ID	0970925[3]

Westmere is a hamlet in the town of Guilderland, Albany County, New York, United States. Since the 1970 Census, a census-designated place (CDP) has been established with the name of Westmere for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries for Westmere. The population was 7,284 at the 2010 census.^[4] It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. U.S. Route 20 (Western Avenue) bisects the community and is the major thoroughfare and main street. Along Western Avenue are numerous strip malls, shopping plazas, and commercial buildings, with residential use on the side streets to the north and south. Crossgates Mall, the Capital District's largest shopping mall, is in Westmere's northeastern corner.