Welcome to Lancaster ...

The city of Lancaster is located in Fairfield County<1> and is the County Seat for Fairfield County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1801.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lancaster has a population of 40,542 people<2> (see below for details).

Lancaster is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lancaster lies within the (740) area code.

Websites for Lancaster ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lancaster had an population of 40,542 people. This is an increase of 4.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lancaster had a population of 38,780 people (which is 26.53% of the total population of Fairfield County). This makes Lancaster the county's most populous community.

The population of Lancaster represents 0.34% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 38,780 people, the population of Lancaster increased 9.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 35,335 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lancaster.

Communities Also Named Lancaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Lancaster - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lancaster ...

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

• Pickerington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Circleville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Canal Winchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
  • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <4>
• Logan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Groveport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
  • Groveport is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <4>
• Ashville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
  • Ashville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <4>
• Baltimore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Buckeye Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
• Hebron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
• Lithopolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithopolis
  • Lithopolis is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lithopolis <4>

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 Lancaster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lancaster.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Lancaster.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lancaster. Our list includes 59 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lancaster.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lancaster ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lancaster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lancaster.

Adding Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lancaster in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lancaster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lancaster post office opened in 1801.

We also found Lancaster in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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/