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Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster
City
City of Lancaster
Rock Ford Plantation Lancaster Front 1456px.jpg
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Top to bottom, left to right: Rock Ford Plantation, North Duke Street, Downtown Lancaster, showing the Lancaster County Convention Center, Marriott Hotel, W. W. Griest Building, and Lancaster County Court House, and Lancaster Central Market.
Flag of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Nickname(s): The Red Rose City
Lancaster city's location in Lancaster County
Location in Lancaster County
Lancaster is located in Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster is located in the US
Lancaster
Lancaster
Location in Pennsylvania
Coordinates (Penn Square): 40°2′23″N 76°18′16″W / 40.03972°N 76.30444°W / 40.03972; -76.30444Coordinates: 40°2′23″N 76°18′16″W / 40.03972°N 76.30444°W / 40.03972; -76.30444
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lancaster
Founded 1729
Incorporated (borough) 1742
Incorporated (city) 1818
Founded by James Hamilton
Named for Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Seat Lancaster County
Government
 • Type Strong mayor − council
 • Mayor Rick Gray (D)
 • City Council
Area
 • City 7.4 sq mi (19 km2)
 • Land 7.39 sq mi (19.1 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
 • Metro 802 sq mi (2,080 km2)
Elevation 368 ft (112 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 59,322
 • Rank 8th in Pennsylvania
 • Density 8,000/sq mi (3,100/km2)
 • Urban 59,322
 • Metro 507,766
Demonym(s) Lancastrians
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes 17573, 17601−17608, 17611, 17622, 17699
Area code(s) 717
Website cityoflancasterpa.com

Lancaster (/ˈlænkæstər/, local /ˈlæŋkstər/); is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania which serves as the seat of Pennsylvania's Lancaster County and one of the oldest inland towns in the United States (along with Hartford, Connecticut; Springfield, Massachusetts; Petersburg, Virginia; Albany, New York; Schenectady, New York, and several other early settlements). With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities. The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 507,766, making it the 101st largest metropolitan area in the US and 2nd largest in the South Central Pennsylvania area.

The city's primary industries include healthcare, tourism, public administration, manufacturing, both professional and semi-professional services, and home of the Park City Center shopping mall, the largest indoor retail facility in the region. Lancaster hosts more electronic public CCTV outdoor cameras per capita than cities such as Boston or San Francisco, despite controversy among residents. Lancaster was home to James Buchanan, the nation's 15th president, and to congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.


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