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City: Lancaster, PA
Lancaster County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 57,611
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 55,874

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Houses and condos: 24,898
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,369
% of renters here:  40%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 17603: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 29.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 1871 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.6% ($1,762)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 27,451  (47.6%)
Females: 30,160  (52.4%)

Zip code 17603 races chart


Urban population: 55,460
Rural population: 2,151

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $155,327
17603:  $155,327
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there were 54 registered sex offenders living in 17603 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17603, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,247 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $41,247
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $34,413 (reported on 86.9% of returns)
Here:  $34,413
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,753 (reported on 37.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,753
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,998 (reported on 23.3% of returns)
Here:  $3,998
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,565 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:  +$10,565
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,921 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:  +$14,921
State:  +$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$6,308 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
Here:  +$6,308
State:  +$274

IRA payment deduction: $2,863 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
17603:  $2,863
Pennsylvania:  $2,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $15,866 (reported on 0.9% of returns)
Here:  $15,866
Pennsylvania:  $14,674
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,387 (1% of AGI, reported on 29.0% of returns)
Here:  $16,387
State:  $18,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,059 (4.5% of AGI, reported on 24.5% of returns)
Here:  $4,059
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  4.5% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,737 (reported on 71.7% of returns)
17603:  $6,737
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,783 (reported on 18.9% of returns)
Here:  $1,783
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.1%
Here:  59%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 52.8% for AGIs below $10k, 62.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.2% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,129
This zip code:  $46,129
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
Lancaster, PA (17603) map

Nearest zip codes: 17601, 17551, 17602, 17520, 17584, 17554.
Lancaster Zip Code Map


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  60.8%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  7.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17603 with a mortgage: 8,353 (625 second mortgage, 1,276 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,818


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,234

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $444

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  13.7%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  6.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.4
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable locations in zip code 17603: School Lane Hills (A), Wheatland Home of President Buchanon (B), Maple Grove Arena (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Degel Israel Cemetery (1), Woodward Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Mill Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 282
  • 1995 to 1998: 894
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,150
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,563
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,675
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,623
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,029
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,221
  • 1939 or earlier: 8,488



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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster, PA (17603):
  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedrooms: 355
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,435
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,338
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,970
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 789


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 487
  • 1 bedrooms: 3,399
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,105
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,727
  • 4 bedrooms: 404
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 247



Vehicles available in 17603 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 794
  • 1 vehicle: 4,728
  • 2 vehicles: 6,363
  • 3 vehicles: 1,559
  • 4 vehicles: 301
  • 5 or more vehicles: 147


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 2,516
  • 1 vehicle: 4,864
  • 2 vehicles: 1,660
  • 3 vehicles: 278
  • 4 vehicles: 37
  • 5 or more vehicles: 14



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 17603 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 17603 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17603:

  • Less than $10,000: 120
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 60
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 38
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 29
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 22
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 24
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 27
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 52
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 137
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 226
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 291
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 508
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 592
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1,996
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 2,147
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 1,895
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 1,542
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 1,464
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 817
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 736
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 316
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 262
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 90
  • $1,000,000 or more: 79
 



17603 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17603:

  • Less than $100: 77
  • $100 to $149: 80
  • $150 to $199: 166
  • $200 to $249: 157
  • $250 to $299: 250
  • $300 to $349: 407
  • $350 to $399: 615
  • $400 to $449: 808
  • $450 to $499: 898
  • $500 to $549: 1,030
  • $550 to $599: 1,166
  • $600 to $649: 848
  • $650 to $699: 687
  • $700 to $749: 463
  • $750 to $799: 256
  • $800 to $899: 457
  • $900 to $999: 246
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 234
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 94
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 59
  • $2,000 or more: 140
  • No cash rent: 267
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $126,550.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $161,376
  • Black or African American householders: $141,102
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $111,017
  • Asian householders: $180,669
  • Some other race householders: $112,162
  • Two or more races householders: $142,410
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $121,972

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,853 (it was $95,000 in 2000)
17603:  $157,853
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,378 - $150,506

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $250,436
Here:  $250,436
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,062
Here:  $159,062
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $164,419
Here:  $164,419
State:  $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $208,970
Here:  $208,970
State:  $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,354
Here:  $228,354
State:  $211,072

Mobile homes: $33,823
Here:  $33,823
State:  $35,442


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,333
  • One, attached: 8,492
  • Two: 1,496
  • 3 or 4: 2,039
  • 5 to 9: 1,488
  • 10 to 19: 1,040
  • 20 to 49: 465
  • 50 or more: 800
  • Mobile homes: 764
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
17603 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 20,553 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 3,378 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 882 (3%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
  • Railroad: 49 (0%)
  • Taxi: 62 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 37 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 133 (0%)
  • Walked: 2,038 (7%)
  • Other means: 154 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 841 (3%)
 

17603 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 869
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3627
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5839
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5682
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4326
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1461
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2564
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 423
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 428
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 972
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 675
  • 90 or more minutes: 431
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 55,356

  • In family households: 43,948 (10,143 male householders, 4,125 female householders)
    10,562 spouses, 15,313 children (14,107 natural, 313 adopted, 893 stepchildren), 1,036 grandchildren, 429 brothers or sisters, 449 parents, 604 other relatives, 1,287 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 11,408 (3,929 male householders (2,920 living alone)), 5,126 female householders (4,261 living alone)), 2,353 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,216 (568 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,391 2-persons, 3,238 3-persons, 2,655 4-persons, 1,243 5-persons, 483 6-persons, 258 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,181 1-person, 1,547 2-persons, 258 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

7,852 married couples with children.
4,375 single-parent households (862 men, 3,513 women).

83.5% of residents of 17603 zip code speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 21% well, 11% not well, 5% not at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 23% well, 9% not well, 1% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% very well, 36% well, 24% not well, 5% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% very well, 12% well, 4% not well).

Foreign born population: 2,853 (5.0%)
(45.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.1%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Vietnam (16%)
  • Dominican Republic (7%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Colombia (5%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Cuba (4%)
  • Mexico (4%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 823
  • 1990 to 1994: 515
  • 1985 to 1989: 444
  • 1980 to 1984: 240
  • 1975 to 1979: 161
  • 1970 to 1974: 130
  • 1970 to 1974: 138
  • 1965 to 1969: 402

White population: 46,351
Black population: 4,058
American Indian population: 145
Asian population: 1,137
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 29
Some other race population: 4,409
Two or more races population: 1,482

Zip code 17603 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 14676
 Other groups: 11443
 Irish: 3553
 United States or American: 3514
 English: 2824
 Italian: 2418
 Polish: 912
 Swiss: 747
 Scotch-Irish: 619
 French (except Basque): 602
 Greek: 425
 Scottish: 407
 European: 359
 Subsaharan African:: 316
 Welsh: 273
 African: 264
 Swedish: 264
 Dutch: 260
 Pennsylvania German: 219
 Russian: 197
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 193
 British: 191
 French Canadian: 155
 Slovak: 155
 Lithuanian: 132
 Norwegian: 129
 Hungarian: 122
 Haitian: 116
 Ukrainian: 105
 Austrian: 98
 Danish: 96
 Jamaican: 74
 Arab:: 71
 Croatian: 64
 Yugoslavian: 64
 Northern European: 50
 Eastern European: 47
 Romanian: 41
 Belgian: 38
 Czech: 37
 Serbian: 34
 Canadian: 32
 Albanian: 32
 Armenian: 29
 Slavic: 28
 Lebanese: 28
 Czechoslovakian: 27
 Ethiopian: 27
 Iranian: 26
 South African: 25
 Australian: 22
 Latvian: 21
 Scandinavian: 19
 Bulgarian: 17
 Macedonian: 16
 Moroccan: 16
 Turkish: 16
 Finnish: 15
 Syrian: 14
 German Russian: 14
 Slovene: 11
 Icelander: 11
 Egyptian: 7
 Arab/Arabic: 6
 Portuguese: 5
 West Indian: 3



Zip code 17603 topographic map

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 17603 not listed on the city page:
  • MANOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 569; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • ROHRERSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 481; Grades: KG - 06)
  • CARTER AND MACRAE EL SCH (Students: 451; Grades: KG - 05)
  • HAMBRIGHT EL SCH (Students: 450; Grades: KG - 06)
  • LAFAYETTE EL SCH (Students: 444; Grades: KG - 05)
  • FULTON EL SCH (Students: 436; Grades: KG - 05)
  • PRICE EL SCH (Students: 415; Grades: KG - 05)
  • JAMES BUCHANAN EL SCH (Students: 412; Grades: KG - 06)
  • HAMILTON EL SCH (Students: 405; Grades: KG - 05)
  • ROSS EL SCH (Students: 342; Grades: KG - 05)
  • ELIZABETH R MARTIN EL SCH (Students: 276; Grades: KG - 05)
  • THOMAS WHARTON EL SCH (Students: 263; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:
  • LEARNING LADDER (Students: 59; Location: 101 CENTERVILLE RD, LANCASTER, PA; Grades: PK - KG)
  • MAGIC YRS CHLD CARE - LEARNING (Students: 52; Location: 1325 ELM AVENUE, LANCASTER, PA; Grades: PK - KG)
  • OWL HILL LEARNING CENTER (Students: 31; Location: 530 N QUEEN ST, LANCASTER, PA; Grades: PK - KG)
  • KIDDIE KOLLEGE KINDERGARTEN (Students: 30; Location: 1025 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER, PA; Grades: PK - KG)

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • BIRD IN HAND WOODWORKS EAST HEMPFIELD SCH FURNITURE MFG PLT (3031 INDUSTRY DR. in LANCASTER, PA)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0309, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0309, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR223525, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AFS-22-2618811-1, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-PAR323506, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RCRIS-PAD987268687, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PUBLIC BUILDING AND RELATED FURNITURE
    Business NAICS classification: INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: CHILDCRAFT EDUCATION CORP (CONTACT/GENERAL) , OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: BIRD IN HAND WOODWORKS INC, BIRD IN HAND WOODWORKS/E HEMPFIELD, BIRD IN HAND WOODWORKS SCH FURNITURE MFG PLT E HEMPFIELD
  • ARMSTRONG WORLD IND LANCASTER PLT (401 WEST LIBERTY STREET in LANCASTER, PA)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-1985-0011, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1983-0017,
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-0366390-6, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-PAR323512, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RCRIS-PAD001307792, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AFS-36-3353196-2, AIR PROGRAM
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; ASBESTOS PRODUCTS; ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL METALWORK; LINOLEUM, ASPHALTED-FELT-BASE, AND OTHER HARD SURFACE FLOOR COVERINGS
    Business NAICS classification: RESILIENT FLOOR COVERING MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER) , BRANDENBURG INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ARMSTRONG LANCASTER FLOORING MFG, ARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC/CEILING, ARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC/FLOOR C, ARMSTRONG WORLD IND /FLOOR PLT, ARMSTRONG WORLD IND LANCASTER FLOOR
  • AMERIMAX HOME PROD (450 RICHARDSON DR. in LANCASTER, PA)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR203570, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AFS-23-2860729-2, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD982580151, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: SHEET METALWORK
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , EURAMAX INTL PLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , AMERIMAX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AMERIMAX HOME PROD I/HEMPFIELD
  • ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS (150 NORTH QUEEN STREET in LANCASTER, PA)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000019828, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ATLANTIC SVC STA (111 W ORANGE ST-TANKS in LANCASTER, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987348216, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ATLANTIC REFINING & MARKETING (CONTACT/OWNER) , ATLANTIC REFINING & MARKETING CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. (313 W LIBERTY ST in LANCASTER, PA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1999-0226, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1999-0231,
    Business SIC classification: MINERAL WOOL; COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURES; LINOLEUM, ASPHALTED-FELT-BASE, AND OTHER HARD SURFACE FLOOR COVERINGS
  • AAMCO TRANSMISSION (2001 COLUMBIA AVE in LANCASTER, PA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SHAH AJAY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • AH HOSTETTER INC (PRANGLEY & RUBY ST in LANCASTER, PA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , HOSTETTER BARBARA M (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ARCHIES BODY SHOP (MARTICVILLE RD in LANCASTER, PA)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , WALDRON, ARCHIE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • AMERICAN FIBERGLASS TECHNOLOGIES (1756 WABANK ROAD in LANCASTER, PA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: STABLER LAND CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BJS GAS (110 CENTERVILLE RD in LANCASTER, PA)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: BJS WHOLESALE CLUB INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • 109 S QUEEN STREET (109 S QUEEN STREET in LANCASTER, PA)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  • 340 S. QUEEN ST.; APT. #2 (340 S. QUEEN ST.; APT. #2 in LANCASTER, PA)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)

Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 17603
  • Travelodge Lancaster, 2101 Columbia Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603, Phone: (717) 397-4201, Fax: (717) 397-7842
  • Hotel Brunswick, 151 N Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603, Phone: (717) 397-4800, Fax: (717) 397-4991
  • Lancaster Arts Hotel, 300 Harrisburg Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603, Phone: (717) 299-3000, Fax: (717) 431-3266
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 17603

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,560

Zip code 17603 marital status for males
Zip code 17603 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 40896
  • Northeast: 5319
  • Midwest: 1802
  • South: 2900
  • West: 849

54% of the 17603 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 55,173. Population change in the 1990s: +2,438 (+4.4%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 887
Here:  13.9%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 470
Here:  17.7%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,948
Here:  62.0%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (LANCASTER, PA):

  • L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (101 N QUEEN ST): $118,462,117 in 51 contracts from 2002 to 2006
    Contracts for Fuzes and Primers, Ammunition, 75 mm through 125 mm, Grenades, Miscellaneous Fire Control Equipment, and more by Army, Air Force, Navy
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $1,837,120; 2003: $34,960,243; 2004: $40,833,257; 2005: $13,416,344; 2006: $27,415,153.

    Biggest contracts:
    $23,500,253 with Army for Fuzes and Primers. Signed on 2003-02-27. Completion date: 2006-12-30.
    $17,664,978 with Army for Ammunition, 75 mm through 125 mm. Signed on 2006-03-30. Completion date: 2008-03-28.
    $16,861,815 with Army for Fuzes and Primers. Signed on 2004-02-27. Completion date: 2006-12-30.
    $9,765,790 with Army for Ammunition, 75 mm through 125 mm. Signed on 2004-12-20. Completion date: 2004-11-05.
  • BULOVA TECHNOLOGIES LLC (101 N QUEEN ST; small business): $111,585,243 in 38 contracts from 2000 to 2006
    Contracts for Fuzes and Primers, Pyrotechnics, Cartridge and Propellant Actuated Devices and Components, Guided Missile Remote Control Systems, and more by Army, Navy, Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $27,974,040; 2001: $33,794,785; 2002: $17,124,192; 2003: $0; 2004: $16,766,940; 2005: $4,604,677; 2006: $11,320,609.

    Biggest contracts:
    $21,191,302 with Army for Fuzes and Primers. Signed on 2001-09-10. Completion date: 2010-09-10.
    $20,801,885, same as above. Signed on 2000-04-28. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
    $16,825,012, same as above. Signed on 2002-02-28. Completion date: 2005-08-03.
    $16,766,940, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-23. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
  • SUSQUEHANNA ASSN FOR THE BLIND (244 N QUEEN ST): $16,152,396 in 21 contracts from 1999 to 2006
    Contracts for Armor, Personal, Guns, through 30 mm, Household Furnishings, Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties, and more by Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $4,052,460; 2001: $57,604; 2002: $4,559,480; 2003: $173,426; 2004: $5,009,136; 2005: $1,490,637; 2006: $773,383.

    Biggest contracts:
    $4,530,870 with Defense Logistics Agency for Armor, Personal. Signed on 2002-01-18. Completion date: 2003-03-26.
    $4,003,600, same as above. Signed on 2000-04-10. Completion date: 2002-03-25.
    $2,208,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-23. Completion date: 2004-05-04.
    $1,943,040, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-29. Completion date: 2004-07-29.
  • HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC D/B/A (3061 INDUSTRY DRIVE): $15,378,359 in 31 contracts from 2001 to 2006
    Contracts for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Radar Equipment, Airborne, Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating, Electrical and Electronic assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware, and more by Navy, Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $1,543,131; 2002: $4,148,103; 2003: $6,201,312; 2004: $3,185,590; 2005: $219,823; 2006: $80,400.

    Biggest contracts:
    $3,498,192 with Navy for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2002-03-29. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
    $3,151,890, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-09. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
    $3,088,176, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-14. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
    $862,100, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-20. Completion date: 2004-07-10.
  • RETTEW ASSOCIATES, INC (3020 COLUMBIA AVENUE): $804,457 in 23 contracts from 2001 to 2005
    Contracts for Other Architect and Engineering Services, A&E Management Engineering Services, Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing), Other Non-Building Structures, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $621,946; 2002: $160,800; 2003: $17,061; 2004: $2,850; 2005: $1,800; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $125,400 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Architect and Engineering Services. Signed on 2001-09-21. Completion date: 2001-11-21.
    $96,346, same as above. Signed on 2001-05-02. Completion date: 2001-06-29.
    $86,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-06. Completion date: 2002-12-20.
    $75,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-03. Completion date: 2001-07-19.
  • KUNZLER & COMPANY INC (652 MANOR ST): $446,387 in 6 contracts from 2004 to 2006
    Contracts for Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $123,604; 2005: $218,907; 2006: $103,876.

    Biggest contracts:
    $123,604 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
    $103,876, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
    $94,869, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
    $69,483, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
  • CHOICE SECURITY SERVICES, LLC (101 GOOD DR; small business): $61,012 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
    $48,903 with Department of Defense for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2005-03-01. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
    $6,721, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-21. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
    $5,388 with Defense Information Systems Agency for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2006-03-06. Completion date: 2007-02-28.
  • ANDERSON MATERIAL HANDLING CO (223 WOHLSEN WAY; small business): $39,557 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2006
    Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equipment, Miscellaneous Items, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Presses, Power Driven by Navy, Defense Logistics Agency
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $22,649; 2005: $14,336; 2006: $2,572.

    Biggest contracts:
    $17,989 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2004-09-01. Completion date: 2004-11-01.
    $6,379 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equipment. Signed on 2005-03-02. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
    $4,660, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-07. Completion date: 2005-01-01.
    $3,840 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-04-26. Completion date: 2005-05-26.
  • D L MYERS (3023 COLUMBIA AVE; small business): $33,770 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
    $25,945 with Defense Logistics Agency for Batteries, Rechargeable. Signed on 2005-07-23. Completion date: 2005-08-22.
    $4,800 with Defense Logistics Agency for Batteries, Nonrechargeable. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-06-15.
    $3,025 with Army for Batteries, Nonrechargeable. Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-05-20.
  • COMMAND SCHOOL INC (117 D S WEST END AVE; small business): $9,000 in 2 contracts in 2004
    $12,000 with Army for Training/Curriculum Development. Taking place in AL. Signed on 2004-07-26. Completion date: 2004-09-16.
    $-3,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-23. Completion date: 2004-09-16.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
  • Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000: 1, 50-99: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 6, 20-49: 13, 10-19: 10, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 14)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 13, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 14, 1-4: 16)
  • Information: Newspaper Publishers (500-999: 1, 20-49: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 3, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 19)
  • Finance and Insurance: Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 1278 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 469 people in nursing homes
  • 279 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 90 people in other group homes
  • 33 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 25 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in religious group quarters

Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full and 24 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED240$125,0461,479$121,9441,342$104,920481$37,99731$692,276386$90,93825$48,577
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$121,764138$111,742315$100,14480$45,7531$209,47046$78,58424$41,715
APPLICATIONS DENIED23$133,724240$100,0081,026$105,977380$55,5383$300,403138$80,25536$38,548
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN17$124,651165$125,796446$116,68137$75,4426$654,15548$66,2734$66,630
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$055$103,409121$167,4385$46,3501$187,76018$212,2520$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full and 24 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED578$132,31196$143,21459$83,654
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED71$116,89224$142,98314$66,386
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$98,6862$115,6902$79,110
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN10$119,12711$153,4342$66,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$102,7452$95,7702$102,745
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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