Lancaster, Texas

Current Weather

The city of Lancaster is located in Dallas County.

Lancaster is 160 feet [48.77 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Lancaster lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Lancaster can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Lancaster had a population of 25,894 people^<3> (or 1.16% of the total population of Dallas County). The population of Lancaster represented 0.12% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 91st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Lancaster had a population of 35,761 people. This is an increase of 38.11% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Lancaster.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Balch Springs	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	20,003	3.24% increase
	Cedar Hill	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	44,786	39.55% increase
	Dallas	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,279,910	7.68% increase
	Duncanville	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	36,109	---
	Grand Prairie	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	160,641	26.07% increase
	Mansfield	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	46,142	64.61% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Lancaster.

Websites for Lancaster

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The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<5>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lancaster. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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