ZIP Code 12879

12879 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Newcomb, Essex County.

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

Where this code sits

12879 is part of the 128xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Newcomb is served by 2 ZIP codes in total.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12879 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12879

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12879.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12852	2.4 mi	Newcomb, NY
ZIP code 12847	15 mi	Long Lake, NY
ZIP code 12842	16 mi	Indian Lake, NY
ZIP code 12851	16 mi	Minerva, NY
ZIP code 12812	16 mi	Blue Mountain Lake, NY
ZIP code 12856	17 mi	North River, NY
ZIP code 12857	18 mi	Olmstedville, NY
ZIP code 12864	18 mi	Sabael, 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 12879, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12879. 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.