ZIP Code 17946

17946 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lost Creek, Schuylkill County.

City: Lost Creek
County: Schuylkill County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 179xx

Where this code sits

17946 is part of the 179xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lost Creek.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 17946 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 17946

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 17946.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 17949	1.0 mi	Mahanoy Plane, PA
ZIP code 17934	1.5 mi	Gilberton, PA
ZIP code 17932	1.8 mi	Frackville, PA
ZIP code 17931	1.8 mi	Frackville, PA
ZIP code 17976	2.0 mi	Shenandoah, PA
ZIP code 17935	2.6 mi	Girardville, PA
ZIP code 17967	3.3 mi	Ringtown, PA
ZIP code 17948	5.3 mi	Mahanoy City, 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 17946, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 17946. 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.