Lancaster, Ohio

Lancaster, Ohio
City
Main Street in Downtown Lancaster
Nickname(s):  "Glass City", "The Stir", "L Town"
Location of Lancaster in Fairfield County
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Coordinates: 39°44′35″N 82°36′25″W / 39.74306°N 82.60694°W / 39.74306; -82.60694
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Fairfield
Area [1]
• Total	19.03 sq mi (49.29 km2)
• Land	18.97 sq mi (49.12 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation [2]	840 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	40,552
• Density	2,138.03/sq mi (825.50/km2)
Demonym	Lancastrian
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	43130
Area codes	740 and 220
FIPS code	39-41720
GNIS feature ID	1086078[2]
Website	www.ci.lancaster.oh.us

Lancaster (locally /ˈlæŋk(ə)stər/ LANK-(ə-)stər) is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, and its county seat.^[3] The population was 40,552 at the 2020 United States census, making it Ohio's 30th largest city, having surpassed Warren and Findlay due to its own growth while the latter two cities declined. The city is near the Hocking River in the south-central part of the state, about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Columbus and 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Zanesville. It is part of the Columbus metropolitan area.