ZIP Code 17872

17872 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shamokin, Northumberland County.

City: Shamokin
County: Northumberland County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 178xx

Where this code sits

17872 is part of the 178xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shamokin.

Shamokin Pennsylvania ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 17872 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 17872

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 17872.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 17866	0.4 mi	Coal Township, PA
ZIP code 17834	4.4 mi	Kulpmont, PA
ZIP code 17832	5.0 mi	Marion Heights, PA
ZIP code 17824	5.2 mi	Elysburg, PA
ZIP code 17860	5.5 mi	Paxinos, PA
ZIP code 17881	5.8 mi	Trevorton, PA
ZIP code 17964	6.1 mi	Pitman, PA
ZIP code 17840	6.4 mi	Locust Gap, 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 17872, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 17872. 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.