ZIP Code 17603

ZIP code 17603, covering part of Lancaster, sits in middle-income territory. A median household income of $77,084 and per-capita income of $42,414 land above many Pennsylvania communities but well short of affluent suburbs. Homes here carry a median value of $262,400, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.32% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year. Add a 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax picture reflects a working- and middle-class area where wages are steady but not high enough to absorb costs without planning.