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Welcome to West Lancaster ...

West Lancaster is located in Lancaster County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Lancaster: W. Lancaster

West Lancaster is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Lancaster: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named West Lancaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Lancaster - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Lancaster.

Communities near West Lancaster ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Lancaster.

  • Ephrata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lititz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
  • Mount Joy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Lion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Manheim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • East Petersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cornwall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Lancaster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Lancaster.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Lancaster. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Lancaster.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Lancaster. See our Newspapers Page for West Lancaster.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lancaster ...

Looking for more information about West Lancaster? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Lancaster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Lancaster.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Lancaster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the West Lancaster area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the West Lancaster area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.