ZIP Code 12242 — Albany, New York
📍 ZIP code 12242 is in Albany, Albany County, New York.
ZIP code 12242 is located in Albany, Albany County, New York. It is a standard zip code in the Eastern Time Zone, and the Census Bureau does not publish a resident population for it. The area code for zip code 12242 is 518.
Why there are no demographics for 12242
Although 12242 is a standard delivery ZIP, the American Community Survey reports no usable income or housing estimates for it. That usually means the ZIP covers a campus, military installation, hospital, business park or other area with few conventional households (population 0), so the medians are suppressed or undefined.
For the community around Albany, use the delivery ZIPs that do carry Census data:
How ZIPs and ZCTAs differ is explained on the methodology page.
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Cities & Places Served
ZIP code 12242 primarily serves Albany in Albany County, New York.