ZIP Code 16940

16940 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Nelson, Tioga County.

City: Nelson
County: Tioga County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 169xx

Where this code sits

16940 is part of the 169xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Nelson.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 16940 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 16940

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 16940.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 16920	3.7 mi	Elkland, PA
ZIP code 16942	5.8 mi	Osceola, PA
ZIP code 14858	6.3 mi	Lindley, NY
ZIP code 16929	6.6 mi	Lawrenceville, PA
ZIP code 16946	7.0 mi	Tioga, PA
ZIP code 14801	8.4 mi	Addison, NY
ZIP code 16935	8.6 mi	Middlebury Center, PA
ZIP code 16928	10 mi	Knoxville, 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 16940, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 16940. 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.