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ZIP Codes Starting with
52 ZIP codes start with 172, sorted at the Harrisburg, PA (SCF 170) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Pennsylvania: 49 residential ZIP codes across 5 counties and 3 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 172 mean?
The first digit, 1, is one of ten national areas (Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania). The first three, 172, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 172 to the Harrisburg, PA (SCF 170) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 172 ZIP codes are Chambersburg, Waynesboro, Shippensburg, Greencastle, Newville and Fayetteville.
The same facility sorts 14 prefixes, 576 ZIP codes in all: 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 195, 196, 254.
Where are the 172 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 172
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17201 | Chambersburg | Franklin County | 27,554 | 1,441 | $61k | $228k |
| 17202 | Chambersburg | Franklin County | 33,566 | 284 | $96k | $279k |
| 17210 | Amberson | Franklin County | 242 | 15 | $62k | $223k |
| 17211 | Artemas | Bedford County | 354 | 12 | $54k | $169k |
| 17212 | Big Cove Tannery | Fulton County | 750 | 20 | $84k | $256k |
| 17213 | Blairs Mills | Huntingdon County | 525 | 14 | $77k | $195k |
| 17214 | Blue Ridge Summit | Franklin County | 1,143 | 300 | $62k | $383k |
| 17215 | Burnt Cabins | Huntingdon County | 182 | 31 | $70k | $316k |
| 17217 | Concord | Franklin County | 182 | 49 | $75k | $172k |
| 17219 | Doylesburg | Franklin County | 484 | 36 | – | $201k |
| 17220 | Dry Run | Franklin County | 347 | 25 | $66k | $302k |
| 17221 | Fannettsburg | Franklin County | 458 | 39 | $62k | $203k |
| 17222 | Fayetteville | Franklin County | 10,550 | 162 | $80k | $256k |
| 17223 | Fort Littleton | Fulton County | 326 | 21 | $38k | $193k |
| 17224 | Fort Loudon | Franklin County | 1,603 | 40 | $115k | $303k |
| 17225 | Greencastle | Franklin County | 20,347 | 249 | $89k | $304k |
| 17228 | Harrisonville | Fulton County | 1,000 | 31 | $67k | $172k |
| 17229 | Hustontown | Fulton County | 1,253 | 44 | $70k | $202k |
| 17231 | Lemasters | Franklin County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 17232 | Lurgan | Franklin County | 27 | 1,174 | – | – |
| 17233 | McConnellsburg | Fulton County | 4,961 | 63 | $61k | $196k |
| 17235 | Marion | Franklin County | 622 | 1,101 | – | $190k |
| 17236 | Mercersburg | Franklin County | 8,845 | 70 | $79k | $240k |
| 17237 | Mont Alto | Franklin County | 1,759 | 716 | $81k | $194k |
| 17238 | Needmore | Fulton County | 1,782 | 34 | $65k | $213k |
| 17239 | Neelyton | Huntingdon County | 209 | 19 | $69k | $232k |
| 17240 | Newburg | Cumberland County | 3,241 | 67 | $91k | $256k |
| 17241 | Newville | Cumberland County | 11,181 | 100 | $76k | $220k |
| 17243 | Orbisonia | Huntingdon County | 1,264 | 21 | $42k | $155k |
| 17244 | Orrstown | Franklin County | 2,263 | 85 | $71k | $208k |
| 17246 | Pleasant Hall | Franklin County | 542 | 249 | $75k | – |
| 17247 | Quincy | Franklin County | 629 | 4,338 | $52k | – |
| 17249 | Rockhill Furnace | Huntingdon County | 386 | 1,678 | $74k | $157k |
| 17250 | Rouzerville | Franklin County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 17251 | Roxbury | Franklin County | 70 | 35 | $93k | $154k |
| 17252 | Saint Thomas | Franklin County | 4,038 | 132 | $74k | $203k |
| 17253 | Saltillo | Huntingdon County | 433 | 1,569 | $71k | $162k |
| 17254 | Scotland | Franklin County | 362 | 832 | $140k | $252k |
| 17255 | Shade Gap | Huntingdon County | 992 | 31 | $67k | $161k |
| 17256 | Shady Grove | Franklin County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 17257 | Shippensburg | Cumberland County | 29,204 | 254 | $71k | $228k |
| 17260 | Shirleysburg | Huntingdon County | 1,090 | 31 | $45k | $203k |
| 17261 | South Mountain | Franklin County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 17262 | Spring Run | Franklin County | 1,048 | 55 | $88k | $222k |
| 17263 | State Line | Franklin County | 896 | 3,270 | $89k | $179k |
| 17264 | Three Springs | Huntingdon County | 2,292 | 39 | $53k | $168k |
| 17265 | Upperstrasburg | Franklin County | 300 | 10 | $45k | $204k |
| 17266 | Walnut Bottom | Cumberland County | 445 | 338 | $67k | $214k |
| 17267 | Warfordsburg | Fulton County | 2,916 | 30 | $78k | $251k |
| 17268 | Waynesboro | Franklin County | 29,362 | 378 | $73k | $237k |
| 17271 | Willow Hill | Franklin County | 527 | 41 | $93k | $204k |
| 17272 | Zullinger | Franklin County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.