ZIP Code 12842

12842 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Indian Lake, Hamilton County.

City: Indian Lake
County: Hamilton County
State: New York
Prefix: 128xx

Where this code sits

12842 is part of the 128xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Indian Lake.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12842 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12842

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12842.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12864	2.7 mi	Sabael, NY
ZIP code 12856	9.8 mi	North River, NY
ZIP code 12812	11 mi	Blue Mountain Lake, NY
ZIP code 12108	11 mi	Lake Pleasant, NY
ZIP code 12851	15 mi	Minerva, NY
ZIP code 12852	15 mi	Newcomb, NY
ZIP code 12853	15 mi	North Creek, NY
ZIP code 12879	16 mi	Newcomb, 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 12842, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12842. 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.