Elsmere | |
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| Etymology: For Robert Elsmere, hero of Mrs. Humphry Ward's 1888 book titled Elsmere[1] | |
  Elsmere Location of Elsmere within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′43″N 73°49′0″W / 42.62861°N 73.81667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Albany |
| Town | Bethlehem |
| Settled | 1920s |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12054 |
| Area code | 518 |
Elsmere is a hamlet of the town of the Bethlehem in Albany County, New York, United States. The hamlet is a suburb of the neighboring city of Albany. From the northeast to the southwest, it is bisected by New York Route 443 (Delaware Avenue), which is also the hamlet's main street and a major commuter route into Albany. Delaware Avenue is also home to most of the office and retail locations in Elsmere, including the largest such location: Delaware Plaza.
Elsmere does not have its own Post Office nor Zip Code, instead sharing with neighboring hamlet of Delmar. All locations in Elsmere use Delmar 12054 as the official address city and Zip Code.
- ^ Frances Ingraham (January 24, 1993). "The Suburban, Residential Hamlet of Elsmere". Albany Times Union. p. G1. Retrieved February 26, 2010.[permanent dead link]