| City: | New York, New York |
| Names to Avoid: | Bar Code Church Street |
| County: | New York County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:22:22 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 212 / 332 / 347 / 646 / 718 / 917 / 929 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.7417, -73.9935 |
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ZIP code 10242 is a PO Box-only facility serving the Chelsea and Midtown neighborhoods of Manhattan. The official city name is New York, NY, and the facility also operates under the Bar Code Church Street designation. This ZIP doesn't provide street delivery or maintain carrier routes.
The post office sits at the intersection of two major Manhattan neighborhoods. Chelsea lies to the south and west, while Midtown extends north and east. Both areas have their own standard delivery ZIPs, so 10242 functions as a supplement for customers who need PO Box service in this part of Manhattan. The nearest regular delivery ZIP is 10001, which provides the enclosing geographic reference for this location.
This ZIP code contains no street delivery records. All mail service is provided through PO Boxes at the facility.
ZIP Code 10242 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 10242 is located in New York County, New York, within the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 35620). This Metro area has a population of 19,756,722 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 10242, 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: | 19,756,722Source: Census |
| MSA: | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 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 |
We could not locate which school district 10242 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.
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 January 1, 2026.