Longford

Longford An Longfort
Town
St Mel's Cathedral, Longford
Longford Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°43′37″N 7°48′00″W / 53.727°N 7.800°W / 53.727; -7.800
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Longford
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Rank	46th
• Urban	10,952
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key	N39
Telephone area code	043
Irish Grid Reference	N135750
Website	www.longford.ie

Longford (Irish: An Longfort) is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census.^[1] It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of Ireland's N4 and N5 National Primary Route roads, which means that traffic travelling between Dublin and County Mayo, or north County Roscommon passes around the town. Longford railway station, on the Dublin-Sligo line, is used heavily by commuters.