| City: | Ithaca, New York |
| County: | Tompkins County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:04:37 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 607 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.4407, -76.4966 |
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This PO Box ZIP operates alongside standard delivery ZIP 14850, which serves most of Ithaca's residential neighborhoods. The 348 businesses using 14851 addresses suggests commercial entities prefer the PO Box format for their mail needs. Two city carrier routes handle the sorting and distribution work, with 87 ZIP+4 records tied to Tioga Street locations and 40 records for PO Box addresses. Tompkins County's central location means the post office sits at coordinates 42.44°N, 76.50°W, within walking distance of Cornell University's main campus in the larger 14850 zone.
With only Tioga Street in the ZIP+4 records, this indicates a concentrated postal facility serving primarily PO Box customers rather than a geographically dispersed delivery area.
ZIP Code 14851 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 11 business establishments, employing about 88 people with an annual payroll of $2,616,000. 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: | 4,056Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 11Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $677,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $2,616,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 88Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 14851 is located in Tompkins County, New York, within the Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 27060) and New York's 19th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 101,564 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 14851. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Ithaca, NYSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 27060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 101,564Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 19Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7937.02 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3638077Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Ithaca city; New YorkSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 14851 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.