Back لانكستر (بنسيلفانيا) Arabic Lankaster AZ لنکستر، پنسیلوانیا AZB Ланкастэр (Пенсільванія) BE Ланкастър (Пенсилвания) Bulgarian Ланкастер (Пенсильвани) CE Lancaster (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Pennsylvania) CEB Lancaster (Pensylvánie) Czech Lancaster, Pennsylvania CY Lancaster (Pennsylvania) German
Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Red Rose City | |
 Location of Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Lancaster  Lancaster | |
| Coordinates (Penn Square): 40°2′23″N 76°18′16″W / 40.03972°N 76.30444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Founded | 1729 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1742 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1818 |
| Founded by | James Hamilton |
| Named for | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
| Seat | Lancaster County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong mayor − council |
| • Mayor | Danene Sorace (D) |
| • City Council | Member List |
| Area | |
• City | 7.35 sq mi (19.03 km2) |
| • Land | 7.23 sq mi (18.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| • Metro | 802 sq mi (2,080 km2) |
| Elevation | 368 ft (112 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 58,039 |
| • Rank | 10th in Pennsylvania |
| • Density | 8,030.86/sq mi (3,100.60/km2) |
| • Urban | 394,531 (US: 107th) |
| • Urban density | 2,173.3/sq mi (839.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 552,984 (US: 104th) |
| Demonym | Lancastrians |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 17573, 17601−17608, 17611, 17622, 17699 |
| Area codes | 717 and 223 |
| FIPS code | 42-41216 |
| Website | cityoflancasterpa |
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Lancaster (/ˈlæŋkɪstər/ LANG-kih-stər) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.[4] With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 census,[5] it is the tenth-most populous city in the state.[6] It is a core city within South Central Pennsylvania, with 552,984 residents in the Lancaster metropolitan area.
Settled in the 1720s, Lancaster is one of the oldest inland cities in the US. It served as the capital of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1812. The city's primary industries include healthcare, tourism, public administration, manufacturing, and both professional and semi-professional services. Lancaster is located 59 miles (95 km) southwest of Allentown and 61 miles (98 km) west of Philadelphia and is a hub of Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
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- ^ "GCT-T1-R. Population Estimates (geographies ranked by estimate)". Pennsylvania – Place and County Subdivision. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2011.