| City: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| County: | Lancaster County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:20:46 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 223 / 717 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.0376, -76.3058 |
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ZIP code 17608 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania serves as a PO Box facility with 292 boxes, though it's geographically located within the larger 17603 ZIP code service area. The post office sits at the intersection of traditional PO Box service and limited street delivery on W Chestnut Street, where 119 delivery points represent the only street-level addresses in this designation.
This configuration isn't uncommon in Pennsylvania cities. The facility maintains a presence for customers who prefer PO Box service even though standard street delivery is available through the surrounding 17603 ZIP code. The W Chestnut Street address houses both the post office operations and units that receive carrier delivery, making this one of those hybrid postal designations where administrative boundaries don't quite match delivery realities on the ground.
Only one street receives carrier delivery in this ZIP code: W Chestnut Street. The 119 delivery points likely represent units in the building that houses the post office itself, a common pattern where postal facilities are located in mixed-use buildings with apartments or offices above or adjacent to the mail operation.
ZIP Code 17608 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 13 business establishments, employing about 475 people with an annual payroll of $41,325,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 395Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 13Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $12,214,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $41,325,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 475Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 17608 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 555,151 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 17608. 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: | 555,151Source: 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: | 4241216Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lancaster city; PennsylvaniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 17608 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 January 1, 2026.