| City: | Elm, Pennsylvania |
| County: | Lancaster County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:32:13 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 223 / 717 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.2039, -76.3494 |
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The ZIP doesn't contain street delivery routes of its own. Instead, it's nested within ZIP 17543, which provides the geographic context for the area. W Newport Rd is the only named street associated with Elm's postal records, appearing in 2 ZIP+4 entries. The post office building itself generates the single named building record in the system.
With only one street name in postal records, Elm operates primarily as a PO Box service point rather than a street delivery zone. The minimal street infrastructure reflects its role as a small postal facility serving a limited geographic area within Lancaster County's rural landscape.
ZIP Code 17521 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 26 people with an annual payroll of $1,134,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 728Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $270,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,134,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 26Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 17521 is located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, within the Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 29540) and Pennsylvania's 11st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 519,445 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 17521. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Lancaster, PASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 29540Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 519,445Source: Census |
| MSA: | Lancaster, PA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 11Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3356.48 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 17521 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.