ZIP Code 12997

12997 is one of New York's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Wilmington, Essex County.

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

Where this code sits

12997 is part of the 129xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Wilmington.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 12997 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 12997

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 12997.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 12987	4.3 mi	Upper Jay, NY
ZIP code 12941	5.8 mi	Jay, NY
ZIP code 12942	8.7 mi	Keene, NY
ZIP code 12912	9.3 mi	Au Sable Forks, NY
ZIP code 12946	9.5 mi	Lake Placid, NY
ZIP code 12913	12 mi	Bloomingdale, NY
ZIP code 12989	12 mi	Vermontville, NY
ZIP code 12943	13 mi	Keene Valley, 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 12997, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 12997. 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.