ZIP Code 17862

17862 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Penns Creek, Snyder County.

City: Penns Creek
County: Snyder County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 178xx

Where this code sits

17862 is part of the 178xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Penns Creek.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 17862 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 17862

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 17862.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 17855	3.9 mi	New Berlin, PA
ZIP code 17844	4.3 mi	Mifflinburg, PA
ZIP code 17842	4.3 mi	Middleburg, PA
ZIP code 17880	4.3 mi	Swengel, PA
ZIP code 17829	6.0 mi	Hartleton, PA
ZIP code 17833	6.2 mi	Kreamer, PA
ZIP code 17861	6.2 mi	Paxtonville, PA
ZIP code 17883	6.5 mi	Vicksburg, 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 17862, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 17862. 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.