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Lancaster County, PA ZIP Codes

ZIP Codes: Shows how many general ZIP Codes, PO Boxes, Unique (Business), and Multi County ZIP Codes are associated with Lancaster, PA.	80 ZIP Codes (44 General, 25 PO Box, 3 Unique, & 8 Multi County) [More Details]
Area Codes: The Telephone Area Codes that are associated with Lancaster, PA. Area Codes are used in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) to facilitate phone routing. There are approximately 350 area codes in use in the United States.	223, 717
Timezone: Time zone designation within the U.S. Please note that not all areas in the U.S. observe daylight saving time which can affect actual local time for this city. There are 7 standard time zones which are, from west to east: Hawaii-Aleutian, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic. Also included in U.S. Territories are Samoa, Guam and Palau.	Eastern
Local Time: The current local time for each timezone. If more than 1 time zone for this area, all local times will be shown. Counties can cross timezones, so more than 1 may be shown.	12:00:00 AM
Population: The population of Lancaster, PA from the U.S. Census 2020. Included are U.S. Citizens, permanent residents, temporary migrants, and undocumented individuals. The total population represents people who live in the city, not just those present while the Census was being completed.	552,984 [More Details]
FIPS: FIPS stands for Federal Information Processing Standards, which are a set of publicly announced standards for computer systems. A county FIPS code is a unique numeric identifier for a county in the United States, assigned by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). County FIPS codes have five digits, with the first two digits identifying the state and the last 3 indicating the county.	42071
CBSA: A Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) is the recognized term for a region that functions around an urban core with a population of at least 10,000 people, according to the standards set by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 2000. A CBSA is divided into two subsets: Metro and Micro, and these classifications are determined by population density. A Micro area is identified by a population ranging between 10,000 to 50,000, while a Metro area is defined as having a population that exceeds 50,000.	Lancaster, PA
Land Area: The approximate amount of land area covered by Lancaster, PA in square miles. The Land Area provided by the Census Bureau is based on geographic boundaries that include the mainland, islands, inland, coastal, Great Lakes, and territorial waters associated with each city.	944 square miles
Water Area: The approximate amount of water area covered by Lancaster, PA in square miles. Calculations by the Census Bureau for Water Area take into account inland bodies of water, coastal regions, Great Lakes, and territorial sea waters. This encompasses features such as lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and coastal water bodies.	40 square miles
Coordinates: The latitude/longitude centroid coordinates for Lancaster County, PA.	-76.247716, 40.042422
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Lancaster County, PA Covers 80 ZIP Codes

ZIP Code	Classification	City	Population	% of Population
ZIP Code 17022	General	Elizabethtown	31,163	5.64%
ZIP Code 17073 *	General	Newmanstown	5,927	--
ZIP Code 17501	General	Akron	4,637	0.84%
ZIP Code 17502	General	Bainbridge	2,704	0.49%
ZIP Code 17503	P.O. Box	Bart	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17504	P.O. Box	Bausman	148	0.03%
ZIP Code 17505	General	Bird In Hand	2,018	0.36%
ZIP Code 17506	P.O. Box	Blue Ball	250	0.05%
ZIP Code 17507	P.O. Box	Bowmansville	78	0.01%
ZIP Code 17508	P.O. Box	Brownstown	1,020	0.18%
ZIP Code 17509	General	Christiana	5,066	0.92%
ZIP Code 17512	General	Columbia	18,267	3.30%
ZIP Code 17516	General	Conestoga	4,512	0.82%
ZIP Code 17517	General	Denver	16,092	2.91%
ZIP Code 17518	General	Drumore	1,325	0.24%
ZIP Code 17519	General	East Earl	7,134	1.29%
ZIP Code 17520	General	East Petersburg	4,863	0.88%
ZIP Code 17521	P.O. Box	Elm	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17522	General	Ephrata	33,848	6.12%
ZIP Code 17527	General	Gap	6,550	1.18%
ZIP Code 17528	P.O. Box	Goodville	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17529	General	Gordonville	4,472	0.81%
ZIP Code 17532	General	Holtwood	3,429	0.62%
ZIP Code 17533	P.O. Box	Hopeland	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17534	P.O. Box	Intercourse	116	0.02%
ZIP Code 17535	General	Kinzers	2,871	0.52%
ZIP Code 17536	General	Kirkwood	2,841	0.51%
ZIP Code 17537	P.O. Box	Lampeter	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17538	General	Landisville	7,064	1.28%
ZIP Code 17540	General	Leola	10,821	1.96%
ZIP Code 17543	General	Lititz	45,320	8.20%
ZIP Code 17545	General	Manheim	22,718	4.11%
ZIP Code 17547	General	Marietta	8,166	1.48%
ZIP Code 17549	P.O. Box	Martindale	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17550	P.O. Box	Maytown	765	0.14%
ZIP Code 17551	General	Millersville	11,056	2.00%
ZIP Code 17552	General	Mount Joy	20,393	3.69%
ZIP Code 17554	General	Mountville	8,042	1.45%
ZIP Code 17555	General	Narvon	7,464	1.35%
ZIP Code 17557	General	New Holland	14,761	2.67%
ZIP Code 17560	General	New Providence	5,253	0.95%
ZIP Code 17562	General	Paradise	4,655	0.84%
ZIP Code 17563	General	Peach Bottom	4,016	0.73%
ZIP Code 17564	P.O. Box	Penryn	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17565	General	Pequea	2,646	0.48%
ZIP Code 17566	General	Quarryville	12,724	2.30%
ZIP Code 17567	P.O. Box	Reamstown	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17568	P.O. Box	Refton	132	0.02%
ZIP Code 17569	General	Reinholds	6,198	1.12%
ZIP Code 17570	P.O. Box	Rheems	263	0.05%
ZIP Code 17572	General	Ronks	3,972	0.72%
ZIP Code 17575	P.O. Box	Silver Spring	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17576	General	Smoketown	145	0.03%
ZIP Code 17578	General	Stevens	6,896	1.25%
ZIP Code 17579	General	Strasburg	6,662	1.20%
ZIP Code 17580	P.O. Box	Talmage	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17581	General	Terre Hill	233	0.04%
ZIP Code 17582	General	Washington Boro	1,948	0.35%
ZIP Code 17584	General	Willow Street	10,409	1.88%
ZIP Code 17585	P.O. Box	Witmer	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17601	General	Lancaster	55,710	10.07%
ZIP Code 17602	General	Lancaster	52,665	9.52%
ZIP Code 17603	General	Lancaster	66,739	12.07%
ZIP Code 17604	P.O. Box	Lancaster	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17605	P.O. Box	Lancaster	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17606	P.O. Box	Lancaster	1,183	0.21%
ZIP Code 17607	P.O. Box	Lancaster	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17608	P.O. Box	Lancaster	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17611	General	Lancaster	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 17699	Unique	Lancaster	0	0.00%
ZIP Code 19310 *	General	Atglen	2,898	--
ZIP Code 19344 *	General	Honey Brook	12,869	--
ZIP Code 19362 *	General	Nottingham	5,888	--
ZIP Code 19363 *	General	Oxford	18,104	--
ZIP Code 19501	P.O. Box	Adamstown	906	0.16%
ZIP Code 19540 *	General	Mohnton	11,861	--
ZIP Code 19543 *	General	Morgantown	6,256	--
ZIP Code 19551 *	General	Robesonia	5,075	--

* Indicates a Multi County ZIP Code. These ZIP Codes partially cross over into Lancaster, PA, but will mostly cover area in a different County. Not included in % of Population calculations.

Important Lancaster, PA Information

Lancaster County, PA Covers 80 ZIP Codes. This includes 44 General ZIP Codes, 25 PO Box ZIP Codes, and 3 Unique (reserved for Business and Volume Mail Receivers). There are also 8 Multi County ZIP Codes. These records are assigned a different primary county, but they partially cover area in Lancaster County.

The population for Lancaster County is 552,984, according to the U.S. Census. Population Density is 585.79 persons per square mile. With 216,502 Housing Units, the Average Household Size is 2.61 persons. There are 206,467 Family Households with an Average Family Size of 2.94 persons. 10.26% of the population is without Health Insurance. The 64.17% Employment Rate is 4.37% above the national average of 59.8%.371,834 people aged 25+ have some educational achievement, with 29.73% (or 110,550 people) having attained a Bachelor's Degree or higher.More Demographics are available below.

There are 2 area codes serving this area including223 and 717. Lancaster is also located in the Eastern timezone and the current local time is shown above.

Lancaster is part of the Lancaster, PA Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA). Its CBSA Code is 29540.It is classified as a metro area, which means the combined population is 50,000 or more (at its core).

CBSAs are defined by the OMB as geographic areas that have at least one core with a population of 10,000 or more (for a micro area) and adjacent territory with a high degree of social and economic integration. CBSA codes are commonly used to accurately file Medicare claims and to verify applicable incentives using a patient's ZIP Code.

ZIP Codes in Lancaster, PA have 209,913 Residential mailboxes and 12,090 Business mailboxes.There are 13,782 businesses with a total of 245,596 employees. That is an average of 17.8 employees per business. Annual payroll for these businesses is $13,186,861,000. Other Demographics

Lancaster County Demographic Profile

Population & People

Total Population

552,984

Income

Median Household Income

$73,688

Housing

Total Housing Units

216,502

Health

Without Healthcare Coverage

10.26%

Business & Economy

Total Businesses

13,782

Families

Total Households

206,467

Employment

Employment Rate

64.17%

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.73%

Total Population: Total number of people from the 2020 U.S. Census for Lancaster, PA. This reflects the exact count of this area at that point in time, not future estimates, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. It is intended to count all persons living within the geographic area, not just those present on the day of the census.	552,984
Current Population Estimate: This field gives the estimated household population for All ZIP Codes in Lancaster, PA. This is derived from known delivery information, household occupancy rates, household size, and more to come up with an accurate estimation for the current population. IMPORTANT: This does not include population totals for persons in nursing homes, correctional facilities, or other institutions. This is an estimation of the household population based on US Postal Service delivery information.	546,804
Total Households: Total number of Households from the 2020 U.S. Census for Lancaster, PA. A Household includes everyone living in a residential housing unit. This includes families, roommates in a single residence, or a person living alone.	206,467
Total Housing Units: The total number of Housing Units is the number of occupied units + the number of vacant units. Ownership is defined by whether the unit is occupied by an owner or by a tenant. Owner occupancy means that the owner lives in the unit. This value comes from the 2020 U.S. Census and is not a projection or estimate.	216,502
Average Household Size: The Average Household Size, is obtained by dividing the number of people in Households (excluding those in group quarters, nursing home, prisons, and dorm rooms) by the number of Households. A Household includes everyone living in a residential unit. Those who do not live in a household are classified as living in group accommodation. This value is an estimate from the U.S. Census ACS (American Community Survey) and is updated yearly.	2.61
Average Family Size: Average Family Size is calculated by dividing the number of people in a Family Household by the number of Family Households. The U.S. Census Bureau defines family households as households consisting of two or more individuals who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. They also may include other unrelated people. Non-family households consist of people who live alone or who share their residence with unrelated individuals. The Average Family Size only looks at the households classified as Family Households. This value is an estimate from the U.S. Census ACS (American Community Survey) and is updated yearly.	2.94

Other Lancaster Demographics

# Residential Mailboxes: The number of active residential delivery mailboxes and centralized units. This excludes PO Boxes and all other contract box types.	209,913
# Business Mailboxes: The number of active business delivery mailboxes and centralized units. This excludes PO Boxes and all other contract box types.	12,090
Total Delivery Receptacles: The total number of delivery receptacles. This includes curb side mailboxes, centralized units, PO Boxes, NDCBU, and contract boxes. This count is for Residential and Business combined.	269,658
Single Family Delivery Units: Total count of single family mail delivery receptacles; generally analogous to homes.	159,416
Multi Family Delivery Units: Total count of multifamily mail delivery receptacles; generally analogous to apartments.	11,119

# of Businesses: The total number of Business Establishments. Data taken from Business Census 2023.	13,782
1st Quarter Payroll: The total payroll for the first quarter. Data taken from Business Census 2023.	$3,100,781,000
Annual Payroll: The total annual payroll . Data taken from Business Census 2023.	$13,186,861,000
# of Employees: The total number of employees for all ZIP Codes in this City. Data taken from Business Census 2023.	245,596

Sum of all ZIP Codes assigned Lancaster, PA as their primary County.

References

U.S. Postal Service [Last Updated: 1/1/2025], https://www.usps.com
ZIP-Codes.com Internal Data Creation [Last Updated: 1/1/2025], https://www.zip-codes.com
U.S. Geological Survey [Updated as needed], https://www.usgs.gov
U.S. Census [Updated Yearly], https://www.census.gov
U.S. Census 2020 [Decennial] [Last Updated: 5/25/2023], https://www.census.gov