Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — CITY/PA/LYKENS

Lykens ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Lykens, PA is 17048, and its area codes are 223 and 717.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,878
Area codes
223, 717

Lykens in numbers

About 1,878 people live in Lykens, in 828 households. The median household income is $73,318 a year, 6% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,300 (58% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $804 a month. The median age is 44.1; 12.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population1,878Lykens1,878
Households828Lykens828
Median age44.1Lykens44.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,318Lykens$73,318Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$107,300Lykens$107,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$804Lykens$804Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%Lykens12.7%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.9 minLykens29.9 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,539 / sq miLykens1,539 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Lykens borough. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Lykens

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Lykens
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
17048 Lykens , PA Standard 3,870 $73,993 $144,200

Map of Lykens ZIP codes

17048

The ZIP codes of Lykens, PA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Lykens

The nearest larger towns are Millersburg (2,531 people, 13 mi), Jonestown (1,893 people, 15 mi) and Skyline View (4,704 people, 16 mi).

Towns near Lykens
TownPopulationDistance
Millersburg 2,531 13.4 mi
Skyline View 4,704 15.7 mi
Linglestown 6,957 16.0 mi
Shamokin 6,853 17.2 mi
Paxtonia 4,074 17.7 mi
Palmyra 7,755 18.4 mi
Selinsgrove 5,593 18.5 mi
Annville 4,915 18.9 mi
Colonial Park 18,032 19.2 mi
Hershey 14,242 19.8 mi
Marysville 2,681 19.9 mi
Kulpmont 2,724 19.9 mi
Sand Hill 2,513 20.2 mi
Progress 11,017 20.3 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Dauphin County · Pennsylvania ZIP codes

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Lykens, PA ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/pa/lykens

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.