ZIP Code 12196

12196 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in West Sand Lake, Rensselaer County.

City: West Sand Lake
County: Rensselaer County
State: New York
Prefix: 121xx

Where this code sits

12196 is part of the 121xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to West Sand Lake.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12196 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12196

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12196.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12018	3.1 mi	Averill Park, NY
ZIP code 12198	3.7 mi	Wynantskill, NY
ZIP code 12140	4.5 mi	Poestenkill, NY
ZIP code 12061	4.7 mi	East Greenbush, NY
ZIP code 12063	5.2 mi	East Schodack, NY
ZIP code 12144	5.6 mi	Rensselaer, NY
ZIP code 12153	5.7 mi	Sand Lake, NY
ZIP code 12180	6.9 mi	Troy, 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 12196, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12196. 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.