ZIP Code 12042

12042 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Climax, Greene County.

City: Climax
County: Greene County
State: New York
Prefix: 120xx

Where this code sits

12042 is part of the 120xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Climax.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12042 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12042

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12042.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12051	1.9 mi	Coxsackie, NY
ZIP code 12192	2.8 mi	West Coxsackie, NY
ZIP code 12058	3.0 mi	Earlton, NY
ZIP code 12173	4.6 mi	Stuyvesant, NY
ZIP code 12087	4.9 mi	Hannacroix, NY
ZIP code 12176	5.7 mi	Surprise, NY
ZIP code 12174	6.1 mi	Stuyvesant Falls, NY
ZIP code 12050	6.2 mi	Columbiaville, NY

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 12042, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 12042. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.