Population & age
- Total population
- 56,164
- Median age
- 43.9
Lancaster County · Lancaster, PA · Population 56,164
Lancaster, PA (ZIP 17601) sits in Lancaster County within the Lancaster metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. NCES lists 11 schools serving the area, 11 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $32,150. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $108,603, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Census ZBP marks the area as a major commercial hub with 2,182 business establishments. Federal QCEW filings show 252,045 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. FDIC counts 36 bank branches across 17 institutions in this ZIP (Summary of Deposits, 2024) — a high-density banking core. FEMA has issued 22 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972 — a high-frequency exposure profile. New residents arriving here predominantly come from York County, PA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Schools are the headline here — lots of options at varying types — while healthcare access numbers suggest worth-shopping coverage and provider choice carefully. Notable: median household income $93,194, fair market rent of $1,740 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $432,050, up 4.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,260
/month
1 Bed
$1,390
/month
2 Bed
$1,740
/month
3 Bed
$2,260
/month
4 Bed
$2,300
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$432,050
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+4.4%
vs. March 2025
+39.2%
vs. March 2021
Lancaster, PA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
1,184
Across 790 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $307.3M.
Single-family
755
64% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
429
36% of total units
Single-family value
$246.7M
construction value
Multifamily value
$60.6M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
28,650
Average AGI
$108,603
Avg property tax
$541
EITC participation
7.6%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$588
Avg charitable contribution
$1,620
Avg capital gains
$8,212
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $3111.5M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
2,182
Total employment
54,308
Annual payroll
$3.1B
Average annual pay
$56,505
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$59,966
Average weekly wage
$1,153
Total employment
252,045
Total establishments
14,605
That is roughly 8% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
2.9%
That is 1.1 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
292,143
Employed
283,696
Unemployed
8,447
Based on Lancaster County, PA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
36
Excellent banking access
A high concentration of branches — typical of downtown or commercial-core ZIPs.
Total deposits
$4.6B
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
17
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Public EV charging stations
28
Excellent EV charging coverage
Among the densest EV-charging ZIPs in the country — typical of urban cores, dense retail corridors, or designated EV transit hubs.
Level 2 ports
53
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Other
3
Biodiesel, E85, LNG, RD
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
2
Multiple library outlets
Several public-library outlets within the ZIP, giving residents real choice in branch hours, programming, and walk-in distance.
Buildings
1
1 central
Avg hours / week
34.2
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
20,200
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Includes 1 bookmobile — service location varies; check the system's schedule.
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Overall SVI
31st percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 19 census tracts, population 56,608
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
901
Limited English Speakers
683
Persons with Disability
6,244
Without HS Diploma
2,850
Without Health Insurance
2,393
Adults Age 65+
12,126
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
22
Date Range
1972–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 30, 2020 (DR-4506)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
7
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
3
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
19
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
8
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Median daily AQI
50
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
125
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
226 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Lancaster County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
6,922
That is roughly 1,278 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
17%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.2
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.5
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
12.1%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
72
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,018
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.8
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
81%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
60%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.4% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Lancaster data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
20.4% of Lancaster County, PA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.23
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.66
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.65
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 4.8% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Lancaster County, PA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−948 people
−276 households • +$70.8M net AGI flow
Moved in
12,027households
19,187 people • $847.5M AGI
Moved out
12,303households
20,135 people • $776.7M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $70,468 versus departing households' $63,130.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
9.4%
No national benchmark available.
36.4%
No national benchmark available.
69.9%
No national benchmark available.
70.3%
No national benchmark available.
77.3%
No national benchmark available.
11 schools serve this ZIP, including 11 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manheim Twp HS | Public | 9–12 | 1,841 |
| Conestoga Valley SHS | Public | 9–12 | 1,280 |
| Manheim Twp MS | Public | 7–8 | 956 |
| Landis Run Intermediate School | Public | 5–6 | 923 |
| Fritz El Sch | Public | 0–6 | 914 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 6 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 26, 2026Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$32,150
Median earnings (10 yr)
$44,096
Lancaster, PA · 17601
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Lancaster, PA (ZIP 17601) sits in Lancaster County within the Lancaster metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. NCES lists 11 schools serving the area, 11 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $32,150. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $108,603, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Census ZBP marks the area as a major commercial hub with 2,182 business establishments. Federal QCEW filings show 252,045 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. FDIC counts 36 bank branches across 17 institutions in this ZIP (Summary of Deposits, 2024) — a high-density banking core. FEMA has issued 22 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972 — a high-frequency exposure profile. New residents arriving here predominantly come from York County, PA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Schools are the headline here — lots of options at varying types — while healthcare access numbers suggest worth-shopping coverage and provider choice carefully. Notable: median household income $93,194, fair market rent of $1,740 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $432,050, up 4.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These readings invert. Education density is the headline; healthcare access numbers suggest provider choice and coverage are worth shopping carefully. The two domains don’t move together at the ZIP level — both deserve their own due diligence rather than a single judgment.
Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
11 schools serve this ZIP, including 11 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 17601 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
Yes, 2 high schools serve this ZIP: Manheim Twp Hs, Conestoga Valley Shs. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
56,164 people live in ZIP 17601, with a median age of 43.9 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$93,194 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 17601, 73.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 27.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 17601, 12.6% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.5% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
5.2% of the population in ZIP 17601 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
91.7% of households in ZIP 17601 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 17601 is $432,050, up 4.4% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 4.4% over the past year and up 39.2% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 17601 (Lancaster, PA) is $108,603 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 17601 report an average of $541 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
10.0% of tax returns from ZIP 17601 (Lancaster, PA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 2,182 business establishments operated in ZIP 17601 employing 54,308 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 17601 is $56,505, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 17601 ranks in the 31th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 17601, ranking in the 43th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 22 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 17601 between 1972–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 17601, accounting for 7 of 22 declarations (32%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 17601 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4506) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 17601 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Lancaster Bible College, Saint Joseph'S University - Lancaster, and Franklin And Marshall College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $32,150 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $44,096 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (5 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (11 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (22 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 26, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (22 on record).
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