| City: | Schenectady, New York |
| County: | Schenectady County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:43:49 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 518 / 838 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.8148, -73.9393 |
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ZIP code 12301 serves downtown Schenectady's main post office, located in the Seward Place neighborhood. This isn't a residential ZIP. It's a point location within the larger 12305 ZIP code, dedicated to PO Box services and business mail for the downtown commercial district.
The post office maintains 284 PO Boxes and serves 168 businesses. With zero residential population counted by the Census, this ZIP exists solely as a postal service point. Street delivery does exist through two city carrier routes, but these serve the building's commercial tenants, not a surrounding neighborhood.
All street-addressed mail here uses the Jay Street address with unit numbers. This single-building pattern is typical for downtown post offices in older northeastern cities. Schenectady residents who want a downtown PO Box use this ZIP, while their homes receive mail through 12305 or other standard Schenectady ZIP codes.
Jay Street is the sole address for this ZIP, used with unit numbers for 153 different delivery points within the post office building.
ZIP Code 12301 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 16 business establishments, employing about 317 people with an annual payroll of $29,855,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 452Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 16Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $7,782,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $29,855,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 317Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 12301 is located in Schenectady 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 12301. 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: | 3665508Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Schenectady city; New YorkSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 12301 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 March 1, 2026.