Summary for Lancaster

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Located in: Fairfield County (see below)

Time Zone: Lancaster lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (740)

Elevation: 820 feet [249.94 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lancaster)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	40,542 (4.54% increase since 2010)
2010:	38,780 (9.75% increase since 2000)
2000:	35,335

Total Area:<3> 18.91 sq. miles [49 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 17,685

Official Website: www.ci.lancaster.oh.us/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Lancaster:

Lat: 39.713800° (or 39°42'49" N)

Lon: -82.601900° (or -82°36'6" W)

USGS Topo Map: Lancaster<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lancaster

GNIS ID: 1086078

FIPS State / Place Code: 39 / 41720

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lancaster)

About Fairfield County

The city of Lancaster is the County Seat for Fairfield County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Fairfield)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	157,703 (7.9% increase since 2010)
2010	146,156 (19.06% increase since 2000)
2000:	122,759

Total Area: 508 sq. miles [1,317.2 km²]

Housing Units: 58,687

Official Website: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fairfield

GNIS ID: 1074035

FIPS State / County Code: 39 / 045

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lancaster)

About Ohio

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	11,696,507 (1.39% increase since 2010)
2010:	11,536,504 (1.62% increase since 2000)
2000:	11,353,140

Websites for State of Ohio

Official Website: https://ohio.gov/

Parks: parks.ohiodnr.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: ohiodnr.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Ohio

GNIS ID: 1085497

FIPS State: 39

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Lancaster)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lancaster: www.ci.lancaster.oh.us/

The official website for Fairfield County: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lancaster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Lancaster. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Lancaster, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Lancaster.