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Is 17603 a good location for a restaurant?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 17603 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for a restaurant: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the restaurants already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

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ZIP 17603, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Restaurant. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 17603 covers 30 square miles, so its edges are about 3 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

ZIP 17603
27,248 households
Median household income
$77,084
Residents
67,571
Restaurants with employees, 2023
66

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    191Jobs
    8,928Households

    191 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 1,067 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    10Sit-down and casual restaurants
    0.35 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 10 sit-down and casual restaurants within half a mile (3 chain, 1 local multi-location and 6 independent) and 27 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $578KMiddle-case sales
    $4,800Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $478,000 to $771,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $578,000).

  4. F026 Spencer Av carries about 1,656 vehicles a day

    1,656Vehicles a day
    5,089Busiest road nearby

    The nearest counted roads are F026 Spencer Av, 1,656 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 150 feet away; F017 Atkins Av, 1,013 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 150 feet away; and Ctx9 Davis Dr, 590 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2024), about 420 feet away.

Measured around the center of ZIP 17603

Computed from public records at this location

What the center of ZIP 17603 can sell each year

Middle case$578K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$478K
High case$771K
Rivals within 2 mi191
Healthy share for this business
6% to 10%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$2,400 to $6,400 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile10

52th percentile for nearby competition among 1,000 similar businesses in the Lancaster metro area

Near the metro median of 9
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile27

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Chain1,870 ft
  • Competitor 2Independent1,920 ft
  • Competitor 3Chain2,140 ft
  • Competitor 4Independent2,150 ft
  • Competitor 5Local group2,260 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk1,067

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk191
Within 1 mile4,931
Office-type, half mile134

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Health care300
  • Retail239
  • Food service and lodging179
  • Education98
  • Information51

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on F026 Spencer Av1,656

Nearest counted road, 2024 count

Busiest nearby, F015 Abbeyville Rd5,089

Other counted roads nearby

  • F017 Atkins Av150 ft1,013
  • Ctx9 Davis Dr420 ft590
  • Ctxy Hamilton Park Rd420 ft590
  • Ctz1 President Av480 ft590

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 17603: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a restaurant there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 30 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2024); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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