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Welcome to Lancaster County ...

Time Zone: Lancaster County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lancaster is the Seat for Lancaster County.

Lancaster County was founded May 10, 1729 and was created by taking area from Chester County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lancaster had a population of 545,724 people. This is an increase of 4.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 520,319 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lancaster represented 4.1% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Lancaster County:

  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Akron is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
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  • Christiana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Columbia is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
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  • Denver
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Denver is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
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  • East Petersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabethtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ephrata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
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  • Lancaster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
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    • Lititz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lititz is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
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    • Manheim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Manheim is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
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    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Marietta is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,590 people
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    • Millersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Joy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
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    • Mountville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Quarryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Strasburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
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    • Terre Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheatland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatland is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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