Lancaster
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a major-metro county in Pennsylvania with 49 ZIP codes, 519,599 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lancaster, PA sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.
- Top 12%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 519,599
- combined ZIP population
- 49
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $90,008
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Lancaster lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 42071, 49 ZIPs, combined population 519,599). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 17603 (Lancaster) with 61,973 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 42071, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
49
Total ZIPs
519,599
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Lancaster
Side-by-side: Compare 17603 vs 17602 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17603 | Lancaster | 61,973 | 803 |
| 17602 | Lancaster | 52,452 | 790 |
| 17601 | Lancaster | 49,779 | 577 |
| 17543 | Lititz | 42,626 | 237 |
| 17522 | Ephrata | 32,483 | 287 |
| 17022 | Elizabethtown | 29,602 | 208 |
| 17545 | Manheim | 21,256 | 116 |
| 17512 | Columbia | 17,836 | 423 |
| 17552 | Mount Joy | 17,831 | 212 |
| 17517 | Denver | 15,391 | 170 |
| 17557 | New Holland | 13,811 | 164 |
| 17566 | Quarryville | 12,019 | 80 |
| 17551 | Millersville | 10,857 | 416 |
| 17540 | Leola | 9,791 | 193 |
| 17584 | Willow Street | 8,957 | 239 |
| 17554 | Mountville | 7,525 | 928 |
| 17555 | Narvon | 7,525 | 83 |
| 17578 | Stevens | 7,485 | 189 |
| 17547 | Marietta | 7,378 | 237 |
| 17519 | East Earl | 6,824 | 119 |
| 17527 | Gap | 6,080 | 115 |
| 17538 | Landisville | 6,045 | 608 |
| 17579 | Strasburg | 5,935 | 165 |
| 17569 | Reinholds | 5,448 | 129 |
| 17560 | New Providence | 5,118 | 123 |
| 17520 | East Petersburg | 4,686 | 970 |
| 17509 | Christiana | 4,664 | 70 |
| 17516 | Conestoga | 4,496 | 84 |
| 17562 | Paradise | 4,464 | 101 |
| 17529 | Gordonville | 4,317 | 106 |
| 17501 | Akron | 4,307 | 1,195 |
| 17572 | Ronks | 3,859 | 86 |
| 17563 | Peach Bottom | 3,849 | 47 |
| 17532 | Holtwood | 3,381 | 62 |
| 17536 | Kirkwood | 2,839 | 51 |
| 17565 | Pequea | 2,537 | 71 |
| 17502 | Bainbridge | 2,464 | 96 |
| 17535 | Kinzers | 2,458 | 88 |
| 17582 | Washington Boro | 2,026 | 88 |
| 17505 | Bird In Hand | 1,785 | 100 |
| 17518 | Drumore | 1,355 | 37 |
| 19501 | Adamstown | 1,047 | 401 |
| 17581 | Terre Hill | 951 | 1,097 |
| 17550 | Maytown | 790 | 1,738 |
| 17508 | Brownstown | 423 | 1,107 |
| 17606 | Lancaster | 392 | 3,227 |
| 17570 | Rheems | 291 | 1,627 |
| 17576 | Smoketown | 129 | 975 |
| 17507 | Bowmansville | 62 | 1,125 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Lancaster?
Lancaster has a total population of 519,599 across 49 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
Lancaster includes 49 ZIP codes: 17603, 17602, 17601, 17543, 17522, 17022, 17545, 17512, 17552, 17517, and more.