Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Reading. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the northeast of Lancaster and has a population of 81,207 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Wilmington (DE). It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the southeast of Lancaster and has a population of 72,664 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Elsmere (DE)	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	5,688	1.93% decrease
	New Castle (DE)	SE	46 mi [74 km]	4,977	2.37% increase
	Newark (DE)	SE	38 mi [61.2 km]	29,886	4.69% increase
	Aberdeen (MD)	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	13,993	1.09% increase
	Bel Air (MD)	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	9,826	2.52% decrease
	Elkton (MD)	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	14,842	24.8% increase
	Hampstead (MD)	SW	41 mi [66 km]	5,467	8.04% increase
	Havre de Grace (MD)	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	13,085	15.48% increase
	Perryville (MD)	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	3,802	3.54% increase
	Westminster (MD)	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	17,689	5.73% increase
	Coatesville	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	11,624	7.25% increase
	Harrisburg	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	47,148	3.68% decrease
	Lebanon	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	24,097	1.49% decrease
	Pottsville	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	14,405	7.36% decrease
	York	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	40,097	1.87% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Brickerville	N	12 mi [19.31 km]
	Burd Coleman Village	N	16 mi [25.75 km]
	Gap	E	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Kenwick Village	N	3 mi [4.83 km]
	Kinzers	E	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Leacock-Leola-Bareville	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Leaman Place	E	10 mi [16.09 km]
	Maytown	W	14 mi [22.53 km]
	Monterey	E	7 mi [11.27 km]
	Paradise	E	9 mi [14.48 km]
	Reamstown	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Rheems	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Rothsville	N	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Soudersburg	E	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Willow Street	S	4 mi [6.44 km]

Lancaster County

Lancaster is located in Lancaster County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster: Chester, Berks, Lebanon, Dauphin, York, Harford (MD) and Cecil (MD).

While not sharing a border with Lancaster, the following counties are close to Lancaster: Franklin, Bedford and Baltimore (MD).

Below are counties that are near Lancaster (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lancaster:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lancaster
	New Castle County (DE)	SE	Amaranth (DE)	35 miles [56 km]
	Baltimore County (MD)	SW	Gorsuch Mills (MD)	27 miles [43 km]
	Carroll County (MD)	SW	Mason Dixon Estates (MD)	34 miles [54 km]
	Cecil County (MD)	S	Red Hill Acres (MD)	22 miles [35 km]
	Harford County (MD)	S	Cambria (MD)	22 miles [35 km]
	Montgomery County (MD)	S	High Point Estates (MD)	32 miles [51 km]
	Adams County	W	Bermudian	38 miles [61 km]
	Bedford County	NE	Napiersville	14 miles [22 km]
	Berks County	NE	Adamstown	19 miles [30 km]
	Chester County	E	Black Horse	18 miles [28 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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