ZIP Code 17961

17961 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County.

City: Orwigsburg
County: Schuylkill County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 179xx

Where this code sits

17961 is part of the 179xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Orwigsburg.

Orwigsburg Pennsylvania ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 17961 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 17961

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 17961.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 17922	4.2 mi	Auburn, PA
ZIP code 17972	4.6 mi	Schuylkill Haven, PA
ZIP code 19549	5.2 mi	Port Clinton, PA
ZIP code 17930	5.5 mi	Cumbola, PA
ZIP code 17959	5.5 mi	New Philadelphia, PA
ZIP code 17965	5.7 mi	Port Carbon, PA
ZIP code 17929	5.9 mi	Cressona, PA
ZIP code 17953	6.2 mi	Middleport, 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 17961, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 17961. 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.