| City: | Kingston, New York |
| County: | Ulster County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:53 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 329 / 845 / 914 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.9276, -74.0183 |
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ZIP code 12402 serves as Kingston's downtown post office in Ulster County, New York. This isn't a residential ZIP. It's a point-based PO Box ZIP contained within the larger 12401 ZIP code that covers Kingston proper. The post office maintains 668 PO Boxes and serves 511 business delivery points, making it the commercial mail hub for downtown Kingston.
The two streets listed for this ZIP (Cornell St and Main St) don't represent residential neighborhoods. They're the post office's physical address used for PO Box Street Addressing, where customers can receive packages using a street-style address instead of "PO Box 123." All 340 street-type ZIP+4 records route through just 2 city carrier routes, confirming this is facility-based delivery rather than neighborhood service.
Kingston residents who want home delivery use the standard 12401 ZIP code. Those who prefer or need a PO Box, particularly businesses in the downtown area, use 12402. With 7 business establishments and 22 employees operating within this ZIP's scope, it functions primarily as a business mail center for Ulster County's seat of government.
Both streets are the post office's physical address used for PO Box Street Addressing rather than traditional carrier routes.
ZIP Code 12402 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 10 business establishments, employing about 39 people with an annual payroll of $3,626,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,504Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 10Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,042,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,626,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 39Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 12402 is located in Ulster County, New York, within the Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 28740) and New York's 18th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 182,109 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 12402. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Kingston, NYSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 28740Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 182,109Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 18Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1353.42 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3639727Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Kingston city; New YorkSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 12402 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.