ZIP 17601 · Lancaster
Who lives in ZIP code 17601 (Lancaster, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lancaster, PA · Lancaster County
uszips 2026
People56,382
Median age42.5
Household income$102,435
Home value$354,186
Median rent$1,552/mo
Poverty5.9%
College degree+50.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lancaster, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 650 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,531
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.8% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
51.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,735.
Education (adults 25+)
44.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.1%
- Never married
- 24.0%
- Divorced
- 9.0%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 58.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.5%
- Rent burden
- 26.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.1%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.9%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 11.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.