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Lancaster city, PA
ZIP 17603 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 17603
K-12 nearby
100
Public
64
Private
36
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17603 (Lancaster, PA) is associated with Hempfield School District (LEA 4211790) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (64 public, 36 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.6 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Lancaster Theological Seminary about 1.2 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Hempfield School District
LEA ID
4211790
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Lancaster Theological Seminary1.2 miles (1.9 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College1.3 miles (2.1 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design1.4 miles (2.2 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology2.3 miles (3.6 km)2yr-public
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania2.5 miles (4.1 km)4yr-public
- Lancaster Bible College3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center4.7 miles (7.5 km)2yr-public
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster4.9 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
- Elizabethtown College16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York17.7 miles (28.4 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York20.5 miles (32.9 km)4yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
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- Lebanon Valley College22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-public
- Lincoln University26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-public
- Alvernia University28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-private
- Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
- Reading Area Community College29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-public
- Albright College31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-public
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- Cecil College33.4 miles (53.8 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office34.1 miles (54.8 km)4yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc34.2 miles (55.1 km)2yr-private
- Harrisburg Area Community College34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-public
- Messiah University35.8 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Exton36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-private
- Central Penn College37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Delaware39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-public
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-public
- Goldey-Beacom College39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
- Immaculata University40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Valley Forge41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-public
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-public
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania44.1 miles (70.9 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
- Delaware College of Art and Design45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Delaware46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
- Wilmington University46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing46.3 miles (74.5 km)2yr-private
- Towson University46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-public
- McDaniel College47.1 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-public
- Dickinson College47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
- Ursinus College47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County47.5 miles (76.5 km)2yr-public
- Stevenson University48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
- Neumann University48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
- Williamson College of the Trades48.8 miles (78.6 km)2yr-private
- Carroll Community College49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-public
- Morgan State University49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-public
- Notre Dame of Maryland University49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
- American College of Financial Services49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
- Delaware County Community College49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-public
- Gettysburg College49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
- Valley Forge Military College50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
- Cabrini University50.5 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
- Eastern University50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
- Salem Community College51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore52.4 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
- Villanova University52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
- Swarthmore College52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-public
- Widener University53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
- Rosemont College53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-public
- Harcum College53.7 miles (86.5 km)2yr-private
- Bryn Mawr College53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
- Haverford College54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
- All-State Career School55.6 miles (89.5 km)2yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-public
- Lansdale School of Business56.8 miles (91.5 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-public
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
- Cedar Crest College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
- Washington College57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
- Lehigh Carbon Community College57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-public
- Muhlenberg College58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
- Chestnut Hill College58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
- Gwynedd Mercy University58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland MS | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| Smith-Wade-El El Sch | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| WAY OF JESUS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Price El Sch | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.6 km) |
| NEW SCHOOL MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Lafayette El Sch | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| SACRED HEART OF JESUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Hamilton El Sch | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Reynolds MS | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Fulton El Sch | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Carter and MacRae El Sch | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| WONDER ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| LANCASTER FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| LANCASTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Wharton El Sch | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| SOLVIT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| SOLVIT ACADEMY INC | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Martin School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| King El Sch | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Phoenix Academy | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| RIVER ROCK ACADEMY - LANCASTER | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Eshleman El Sch | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Ross El Sch | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| La Academia Partnership CS | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Jackson MS | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Washington El Sch | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| STONE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Rohrerstown El Sch | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Penn Manor HS | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Brecht Sch | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Wickersham El Sch | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| McCaskey Campus | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| ST LEO THE GREAT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Burrowes El Sch | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Lincoln MS | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Schaeffer Sch | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Manor Middle School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Hambright El Sch | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| THE JENKINS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| ANCHOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Bucher Sch | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Centerville El Sch | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Nitrauer Sch | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Centerville MS | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| NEW STORY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF LANCASTER | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| ST JOHN NEUMANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow St | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Pequea El Sch | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Letort El Sch | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| East Petersburg El Sch | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Neff Sch | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Landis Run Intermediate School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Mountville El Sch | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| DAYSPRING CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Manheim Twp HS | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Lampeter-Strasburg Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Manheim Twp MS | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Central Manor El Sch | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Lampeter El Sch | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Fritz El Sch | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Hans Herr El Sch | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Landisville Intrmd Ctr | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Martin Meylin MS | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Conestoga El Sch | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Landisville Pri Ctr | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Lampeter-Strasburg SHS | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Landisville MS | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Conestoga Valley SHS | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| GREENLAND AMISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Gerald G Huesken MS | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Hempfield SHS | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Smoketown El Sch | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Reidenbaugh El Sch | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| SNAKE HILL SCHOOL C/O JOHN GLICK/CHAIRMAN | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Leola El Sch | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| PROSPECT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| ROCKY RIDGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| PLEASANT VIEW AMISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Farmdale El Sch | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| EDISONVILLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Marticville MS | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| SONLIGHT RIVER BRETHREN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Kissel Hill El Sch | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| GIBBONS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| NORTH JACKSON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| LYNWOOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| BUNKER HILL SCHOOL/HENRY STOLTZFOOS, CHAIRMAN | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| TWIN ELM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| LITITZ CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| VERITAS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| LINDEN HALL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Warwick SHS | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| Columbia MS Taylor Campus | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Lititz El Sch | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Warwick MS | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 17603
What school district is ZIP code 17603 in?
ZIP 17603 (Lancaster, PA) maps to Hempfield School District (LEA ID 4211790) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17603?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 64 public and 36 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17603 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17603 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 36.7% |
| High school | 32.1% |
| Less than HS | 9.7% |
| School district | Hempfield School District |