ZIP Code 17979

17979 is one of Pennsylvania's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Summit Station, Schuylkill County.

City: Summit Station
County: Schuylkill County
State: Pennsylvania
Prefix: 179xx

Where this code sits

17979 is part of the 179xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Summit Station.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 17979 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 17979

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 17979.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 17933	3.8 mi	Friedensburg, PA
ZIP code 19559	4.3 mi	Strausstown, PA
ZIP code 17922	4.6 mi	Auburn, PA
ZIP code 17929	5.1 mi	Cressona, PA
ZIP code 17972	5.5 mi	Schuylkill Haven, PA
ZIP code 19554	6.0 mi	Shartlesville, PA
ZIP code 19507	6.3 mi	Bethel, PA
ZIP code 17963	6.5 mi	Pine Grove, 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 17979, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 17979. 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.