ZIP Code 16856

16856 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Mingoville, Centre County.

City: Mingoville
County: Centre County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 168xx

Where this code sits

16856 is part of the 168xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Mingoville.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 16856 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 16856

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 16856.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 16875	6.0 mi	Spring Mills, PA
ZIP code 16841	6.5 mi	Howard, PA
ZIP code 16864	7.0 mi	Orviston, PA
ZIP code 16823	7.4 mi	Bellefonte, PA
ZIP code 16828	7.5 mi	Centre Hall, PA
ZIP code 16852	7.5 mi	Madisonburg, PA
ZIP code 16853	7.7 mi	Milesburg, PA
ZIP code 16848	8.2 mi	Lamar, 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 16856, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 16856. 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.