Albany, NY 12242

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The 12242 ZIP Code is centered1 in Albany County at latitude 42.653 and longitude -73.758. It is a unique - single entity - type ZIP Code. Albany County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Albany, NY (< 0.1 mile) Rensselaer, NY (1.4 miles SE) Kenwood, NY (1.9 miles SSW) West Albany, NY (2.4 miles NNW) Normansville, NY (2.4 miles WSW)

Clinton Park, NY (2.4 miles SE) Van Allen Park, NY (2.4 miles E) Rosemont Park, NY (2.4 miles E) Prospect Heights, NY (2.7 miles SSE) Hampton Manor, NY (2.7 miles SE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

South Troy, NY (5.5 miles NE) Mountain View, NY (6.4 miles ENE) Whitney Estates, NY (7.5 miles N) Brunswick, NY (11.5 miles ENE) Roah Hook, NY (11.8 miles S)

Tarrytown, NY (11.8 miles WSW) Ives Corner, NY (12 miles E)

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3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
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5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

¹ Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.