ZIP Code 10159 in New York, NY

Data Last Updated: February 1, 2026
City:New York, New York
Names to Avoid:
Manhattan, New York City, Ny, Ny City, Nyc
County:New York County
Timezone:Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Local Time:8:32:53 PM
Population:No Population Data
Area Codes:212 / 332 / 347 / 646 / 718 / 917 / 929
Classification:PO Box
Coordinates:40.7143, -74.0067
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10159 - New York, NY

ZIP Code 10159, New York

Small Town Unique ZIP No Census Data
LocationNew York County, NY
Area0 sq mi Single Point
Delivery Points648 (239 businesses)
PO Boxes409
Also Known AsNy, Manhattan, Nyc (+2 more) (added Dec 2011)
ZIP CreatedBefore Oct 2004
Enclosed InZIP Code 10010
Key Facts
  • This is a PO Box-only ZIP code with 409 boxes serving primarily business customers in Manhattan
  • The facility operates at East 23rd Street, serving customers from the surrounding Midtown and Kips Bay neighborhoods
  • With 239 businesses using these PO Boxes, commercial mail accounts for the majority of the facility's traffic
  • No residential population lives within this ZIP designation—it's purely a postal service point
  • Customers live or work in the enclosing ZIP 10010, which provides actual street delivery for the area

Mail Operations

This isn't a geographic community but a mail processing point. The single street address (E 23rd ST) handles all 129 carrier route records. Businesses dominate the customer base, using PO Boxes for commercial mail management in one of Manhattan's densest neighborhoods.

Street Name Patterns

Urban Single Location

A single Manhattan street address serves as the location for this PO Box facility, with all delivery records associated with E 23rd Street.

Nearby Areas

Kips Bay Midtown Gramercy Park Midtown South Central Flatiron District

Business & Employment Statistics


ZIP Code 10159 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 5 people with an annual payroll of $968,000.

# Residential Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
# Business Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
Total Delivery Receptacles:636Source: USPS
Single Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
Multi Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
# of Businesses:5Source: CBP
1st Quarter Payroll:$110,000Source: CBP
Annual Payroll:$968,000Source: CBP
# of Employees:5Source: CBP

Geography, Land Area, & Statistical Classifications


ZIP Code 10159 is located in New York County, New York, within the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 35620) and New York's 12nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 18,897,109 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 10159, and is subdivided into the New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.

CBSA Name:New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJSource: Census
CBSA Number:35620Source: Census
CBSA Type:MetroSource: Census
CBSA Division:New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ (CBSA Div 35614)Source: Census
CBSA Population:18,897,109Source: Census
MSA:New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PASource: Census
Land Area:--Source: Census
Water Area:--Source: Census
Congressional District:12Source: USPS
Congressional Land Area:14.79 sq miSource: Census
PMSA:New York, NY PMSASource: Census
Intro Date:< 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com
Place FIPS Code:3651000Source: Census
Place Name:New York city; New YorkSource: Census

Adjacent & Nearby ZIP Codes


10160 | | 10158

Schools in ZIP Code 10159


We could not locate which school district 10159 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.

Spruce Street School 12 Spruce St
New York, NY 10018
District: UnknownNearby
Ps 234 Independence School 292 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10007
District: UnknownNearby
Urban Assembly School For Emergency Management (The) 411 Pearl St
New York, NY 10038
District: UnknownNearby
Urban Assembly Maker Academy 411 Pearl St
New York, NY 10038
District: UnknownNearby
Manhattan Early College School For Advertising 411 Pearl St
New York, NY 10038
District: UnknownNearby
The Shirly Aninias School 291 Broadway Ste 203
New York, NY 10007
District: Private SchoolNearby
Olivet Academy 6 Barclay St Fl 2
New York, NY 10007
District: Private SchoolNearby
German School Manhattan 74 Warren St Frnt A
New York, NY 10007
District: Private SchoolNearby

Colleges & Post Secondary Schools near ZIP Code 10159


Pace University 1 Pace Plaza
New York, NY 10038-1598
Type: Post Secondary
New York Law School 185 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013-2921
Type: Post Secondary
New York Academy Of Art 111 Franklin St
New York, NY 10013-2911
Type: Post Secondary
Pacific College Of Health And Science 110 William St. 19th Fl
New York, NY 10038
Type: Post Secondary
Cuny Borough Of Manhattan Community College 199 Chambers St
New York, NY 10007
Type: Post Secondary
Institute Of Culinary Education 225 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
Type: Post Secondary

Sources & References


Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.

  1. U.S. Postal Service [Last Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.usps.com
  2. ZIP-Codes.com Proprietary Data Enhancements [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.zip-codes.com
  3. U.S. Census [Updated: Varies], https://www.census.gov
    • U.S. Census Office of Management and Budget [Updated: As Released]
    • U.S. Census 2020 Demographic & Housing Characteristics (DHC) [Decennial] [Updated: 5/25/2023]
    • U.S. Census 2011-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ACS) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census Business Patterns (CBD) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [Updated: As Released]
  4. U.S. Geological Survey [Updated: Varies], https://www.usgs.gov
  5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Updated: Annually, As Released], https://www.cms.gov
  6. National Center for Education Statistics [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://nces.ed.gov