ZIP Code 12936

12936 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Essex, Essex County.

City: Essex
County: Essex County
State: New York
Prefix: 129xx

Where this code sits

12936 is part of the 129xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Essex.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12936 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12936

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12936.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12996	5.6 mi	Willsboro, NY
ZIP code 12993	7.1 mi	Westport, NY
ZIP code 05445	7.5 mi	Charlotte, VT
ZIP code 05473	8.1 mi	North Ferrisburgh, VT
ZIP code 05456	8.1 mi	Ferrisburgh, VT
ZIP code 12950	8.9 mi	Lewis, NY
ZIP code 05482	11 mi	Shelburne, VT
ZIP code 05491	11 mi	Vergennes, VT

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 12936, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12936. 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.