ZIP Code 12987

12987 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Upper Jay, Essex County.

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

Where this code sits

12987 is part of the 129xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Upper Jay.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12987 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12987

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12987.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12941	3.6 mi	Jay, NY
ZIP code 12997	4.3 mi	Wilmington, NY
ZIP code 12942	5.6 mi	Keene, NY
ZIP code 12912	9.0 mi	Au Sable Forks, NY
ZIP code 12943	9.3 mi	Keene Valley, NY
ZIP code 12946	11 mi	Lake Placid, NY
ZIP code 12950	11 mi	Lewis, NY
ZIP code 12932	12 mi	Elizabethtown, 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 12987, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12987. 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.