Woodlawn
City of Schenectady | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
  Woodlawn Location of Woodlawn within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′40″N 73°54′25″W / 42.77778°N 73.90694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Schenectady County |
| Annexed | 1923 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.94 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 8,564 |
| • Density | 4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 518 |
| ZIP Code | 12304 |
| Website | Woodlawn Neighborhood Association |
Woodlawn is a neighborhood of Schenectady, New York, United States, which occupies the entire southeastern section of that city. The neighborhood developed as a suburb of the city of Schenectady in the first two decades of the 20th century and was annexed to the city in 1923. Consisting of mostly single family detached houses it is only one of three neighborhoods in Schenectady to post an increase in population during the 1990s; Woodlawn's median population is also the oldest of Schenectady's neighborhoods.