ZIP Code 17257

17257 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shippensburg, Cumberland County.

City: Shippensburg
County: Cumberland County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 172xx

Where this code sits

17257 is part of the 172xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shippensburg.

Shippensburg Pennsylvania ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 17257 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 17257

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 17257.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 17240	6.2 mi	Newburg, PA
ZIP code 17266	6.3 mi	Walnut Bottom, PA
ZIP code 17244	6.5 mi	Orrstown, PA
ZIP code 17254	6.6 mi	Scotland, PA
ZIP code 17246	7.1 mi	Pleasant Hall, PA
ZIP code 17232	7.4 mi	Lurgan, PA
ZIP code 17251	8.6 mi	Roxbury, PA
ZIP code 17222	10 mi	Fayetteville, 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 17257, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 17257. 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.