ZIP Code 12256

12256 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Albany, Albany County.

City: Albany
County: Albany County
State: New York
Prefix: 122xx

Where this code sits

12256 is part of the 122xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Albany is served by 50 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Albany page.

Albany New York ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12256 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12256

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12256.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12201	0.0 mi	Albany, NY
ZIP code 12207	0.0 mi	Albany, NY
ZIP code 12214	0.0 mi	Albany, NY
ZIP code 12220	0.0 mi	Albany, NY
ZIP code 12223	0.0 mi	Albany, NY
ZIP code 12224	0.0 mi	Albany, NY
ZIP code 12225	0.0 mi	Albany, NY
ZIP code 12226	0.0 mi	Albany, 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 12256, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12256. 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.