ZIP Code 12976

12976 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Rainbow Lake, Franklin County.

City: Rainbow Lake
County: Franklin County
State: New York
Prefix: 129xx

Where this code sits

12976 is part of the 129xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Rainbow Lake.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12976 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12976

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12976.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12939	2.5 mi	Gabriels, NY
ZIP code 12970	4.9 mi	Paul Smiths, NY
ZIP code 12989	5.7 mi	Vermontville, NY
ZIP code 12913	6.5 mi	Bloomingdale, NY
ZIP code 12945	9.5 mi	Lake Clear, NY
ZIP code 12983	10 mi	Saranac Lake, NY
ZIP code 12977	14 mi	Ray Brook, NY
ZIP code 12946	16 mi	Lake Placid, 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 12976, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12976. 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.