ZIP Code 16242

16242 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in New Bethlehem, Clarion County.

City: New Bethlehem
County: Clarion County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 162xx

Where this code sits

16242 is part of the 162xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to New Bethlehem.

New Bethlehem Pennsylvania ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 16242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 16242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 16242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 16223	2.1 mi	Distant, PA
ZIP code 16245	3.0 mi	Oak Ridge, PA
ZIP code 16253	3.2 mi	Seminole, PA
ZIP code 16230	4.0 mi	Hawthorn, PA
ZIP code 16240	4.8 mi	Mayport, PA
ZIP code 16224	4.9 mi	Fairmount City, PA
ZIP code 16259	6.5 mi	Templeton, PA
ZIP code 16261	6.5 mi	Widnoon, PA

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 16242, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 16242. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.