New York ZIP Codes: Ranges, Prefixes and Major Cities

ZIP codes  |  May 28, 2026  |  2 min read

New York uses 2,151 active ZIP codes, running from 00501 to 14905. This guide shows how those codes are grouped, which ones serve the state's largest cities and how to format them correctly.

ZIP code range and prefixes

Every New York ZIP code starts with one of 52 three-digit prefixes. Each prefix points to a sectional center facility, the processing plant that sorts mail for a group of nearby post offices.

• 005
• 063
• 100
• 101
• 102
• 103
• 104
• 105
• 106
• 107
• 108
• 109
• 110
• 111
• 112
• 113
• 114
• 115
• 116
• 117
• 118
• 119
• 120
• 121
• 122
• 123
• 124
• 125
• 126
• 127
• 128
• 129
• 130
• 131
• 132
• 133
• 134
• 135
• 136
• 137
• 138
• 139
• 140
• 141
• 142
• 143
• 144
• 145
• 146
• 147
• 148
• 149

Types of ZIP codes in New York

ZIP codes for major New York cities

Albany is the state capital. Larger cities have many ZIP codes because each code follows mail delivery routes, not city limits.

Sample addresses

These examples use real city and ZIP pairs with invented street lines, so they are safe for testing and documentation.

Tips for working with these ZIP codes

• New York ZIP codes start with 0. Store them as text, or spreadsheets and databases will drop the leading zero.
• All of New York is in the Eastern time zone, which keeps scheduling logic simple.
• A quick sanity check: a valid NY ZIP code begins with one of the prefixes listed above.
• City names in addresses are post office names. A suburb may share a ZIP code and city name with a nearby larger town.