ZIP Code 12851

12851 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Minerva, Essex County.

City: Minerva
County: Essex County
State: New York
Prefix: 128xx

Where this code sits

12851 is part of the 128xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Minerva.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12851 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12851

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12851.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12857	2.5 mi	Olmstedville, NY
ZIP code 12853	5.8 mi	North Creek, NY
ZIP code 12856	6.5 mi	North River, NY
ZIP code 12860	8.9 mi	Pottersville, NY
ZIP code 12862	9.3 mi	Riparius, NY
ZIP code 12886	11 mi	Wevertown, NY
ZIP code 12808	11 mi	Adirondack, NY
ZIP code 12870	12 mi	Schroon Lake, 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 12851, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12851. 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.