| City: | Albany, New York |
| County: | Albany County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:43:18 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 518 / 838 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.6525, -73.7567 |
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ZIP code 12212 is a PO Box ZIP serving the Albany, New York metropolitan area. It isn't a neighborhood or community in the traditional sense. Instead, it's a commercial mail facility located on Karner Road. The entire ZIP consists of a single point location enclosed within ZIP 12211.
With 320 PO Boxes and 433 business delivery points, this ZIP serves more commercial customers than residential ones. There's no resident population within the ZIP boundaries because it doesn't have defined geographic territory. Businesses and individuals throughout the Albany region rent PO Boxes here for mail privacy, business addresses, or convenience.
All 144 street-based delivery records point to Karner Road, with unit designators indicating a multi-tenant commercial facility. This setup is typical for commercial mail receiving agencies or postal annexes that provide PO Box services to the surrounding business community.
The post office operates as part of Albany's broader postal network, with city delivery available throughout the metro area via other Albany ZIP codes.
All delivery records are on Karner Road, indicating a single commercial facility with unit designators.
ZIP Code 12212 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 13 business establishments, employing about 228 people with an annual payroll of $17,352,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,010Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 13Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,826,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $17,352,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 228Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 12212 is located in Albany County, New York, within the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 10580) and New York's 20th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 870,716 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 12212. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 10580Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 870,716Source: Census |
| MSA: | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 20Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1231.28 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3601000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Albany city; New YorkSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 12212 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 February 1, 2026.