Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Lancaster
City
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Nickname:  The Red Rose City
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Coordinates (Penn Square): 40°2′23″N 76°18′16″W / 40.03972°N 76.30444°W / 40.03972; -76.30444
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Founded	1729
Incorporated (borough)	1742
Incorporated (city)	1818
Founded by	James Hamilton
Named for	Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Government
• Type	Strong mayor − council
Area [1]
• 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  (2020)[2]
• City	58,039
• Rank	10th in Pennsylvania
• Density	8,030.86/sq mi (3,100.60/km2)
• Urban	394,530 (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.gov

Lancaster (Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder) is a city in the south-central part of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County. It is one of the older inland cities in the United States.^[3] It has a population of 58,039.^[2] It ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities.^[4] The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 552,984. So, it is 101st among US metropolitan areas.

Lancaster was home to James Buchanan, the nation's 15th president, and to congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.

The city's main industries include healthcare, tourism, manufacturing, and professional services. It also has the Park City Center shopping mall. A controversial, citywide video surveillance system includes the most outdoor cameras per person of any US city.

1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "QuickFacts: Lancaster city, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
3. ↑ "History of the City of Lancaster". City of Lancaster. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
4. ↑ "GCT-T1-R. Population Estimates (geographies ranked by estimate)". Pennsylvania – Place and County Subdivision. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2011.