Lancaster, New York

Lancaster
Lancaster
Town
	Town of Lancaster
	The Warren Hull House, at the intersection of Genesee Street and Pavement Road in Lancaster. It is Erie County's oldest surviving stone structure, built in 1810.
	Location in Erie County and the state of New York.
	Location of New York in the United States
	Coordinates: 42°54′22″N 78°38′02″W / 42.90611°N 78.63389°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Erie County
Incorporated	1833
Named for	Lancaster, Massachusetts
Government
• Supervisor	Ronald Ruffino (D) Town Council Adam L. Dickman (R) ; Robert Leary(R); David Mazur (R) ; Mark Burkard(R);
Area
• Total	37.94 sq mi (98.27 km2)
• Land	37.71 sq mi (97.66 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	45,106
• Density	1,144.53/sq mi (441.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	14086 14043 14026 14221 (northwest part)
Area code	716
FIPS code	36-029-41146
FIPS code	36-41146
GNIS feature ID	0955014
Website	lancasterny.gov

Lancaster is a town in Erie County, New York, United States, centered 14 miles east of downtown Buffalo. Lancaster is an outer ring suburb of Buffalo. As of the 2020 Census, the town population was 45,106.^[2]

Located within the town is the village of Lancaster and the eastern half of the village of Depew. Depew's western half lies within the town of Cheektowaga.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ "QuickFacts: Lancaster town, Erie County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.^{[dead link]}

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[Census_2010-2] "QuickFacts: Lancaster town, Erie County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.^{[dead link]}

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