Lancaster, Ohio
Lancaster, Ohio | |
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Main Street in Downtown Lancaster | |
| Nickname(s): "Glass City", "The Stir", "L Town" | |
Location of Lancaster in Fairfield County | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′35″N 82°36′25″W / 39.74306°N 82.60694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fairfield |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.03 sq mi (49.29 km2) |
| • Land | 18.97 sq mi (49.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,552 |
| • Density | 2,138.03/sq mi (825.50/km2) |
| Demonym | Lancastrian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 43130 |
| Area codes | 740 and 220 |
| FIPS code | 39-41720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086078 |
| Website | www.ci.lancaster.oh.us |
Lancaster (locally /ˈlæŋk(ə)stər/ LANK-(ə-)stər) is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, and its county seat. The population was 40,552 at the 2020 United States census, making it Ohio's 30th largest city, having surpassed Warren and Findlay due to its own growth while the latter two cities declined. The city is near the Hocking River in the south-central part of the state, about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Columbus and 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Zanesville. It is part of the Columbus metropolitan area.