| City: | Albany, New York |
| Names to Avoid: | Ny Standards And Purc |
| County: | Albany County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 4:02:19 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 518 / 838 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 42.6525, -73.7567 |
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The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) operates under dedicated ZIP code 12242 in Albany County. Established in 1960, OGS provides support services to state agencies including procurement, real estate management, and building operations. The agency manages the Empire State Plaza and over 50 million square feet of state-owned facilities. OGS also oversees centralized purchasing contracts worth billions annually. This unique postal designation has served the department for over two decades.
Postal records show 2 ZIP+4 delivery codes and the OGS facility. Census County Business Patterns reports 9 establishments with 195 employees. Albany serves as the valid mailing city within New York's 20th Congressional District.
| Establishments: | 9 |
| Employment: | 195 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 12242 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2023), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 127 people with an annual payroll of $7,427,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,885,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,427,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 127Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 12242 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 902,372 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 12242. 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: | 902,372Source: 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 12242 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.