| City: | Albany, New York |
| Names to Avoid: | Ny Hghr Educ Serv Corp |
| County: | Albany County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:56 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 Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) uses dedicated ZIP code 12255 for student financial aid correspondence in Albany County. As New York's student financial aid agency, HESC administers nearly $1 billion annually in programs including the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), Excelsior Scholarship, and other state and federal aid. In academic year 2024, over 255,000 students received more than $698 million through TAP alone. The agency's headquarters at 99 Washington Avenue processes applications and awards for students at approved New York schools.
Postal records show 3 ZIP+4 codes routing to the NYS Higher Education System facilities. Located in the Central Avenue neighborhood of Albany, HESC operates with a workforce of approximately 105 employees and an annual budget exceeding $1 billion. Census demographic data is unavailable for this administrative address. Albany is the valid mailing city for financial aid correspondence.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 12255 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes. 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: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 12255 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 12255. 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 12255 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.