ZIP Code 12872

12872 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Severance, Essex County.

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

Where this code sits

12872 is part of the 128xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Severance.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12872 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12872

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12872.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12870	3.0 mi	Schroon Lake, NY
ZIP code 12858	4.4 mi	Paradox, NY
ZIP code 12855	7.7 mi	North Hudson, NY
ZIP code 12860	11 mi	Pottersville, NY
ZIP code 12808	11 mi	Adirondack, NY
ZIP code 12857	12 mi	Olmstedville, NY
ZIP code 12815	12 mi	Brant Lake, NY
ZIP code 12836	14 mi	Hague, 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 12872, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12872. 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.