Lancaster

Summary

Lancaster is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Lancaster draws 2,658 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #6 of 54).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lancaster is located in Lancaster County^[3].
• Lancaster is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lancaster's head of government is recorded as Danene Sorace^[5].
• Lancaster's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[6].
• Lancaster's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Lancaster's instance of is recorded as optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania^[8].
• Lancaster's founder is recorded as James Hamilton^[9].
• Lancaster's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beit Shemesh^[10].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17573^[11].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17601^[12].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17602^[13].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17603^[14].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17604^[15].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17605^[16].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17606^[17].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17607^[18].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17608^[19].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17611^[20].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17622^[21].
• Lancaster's postal code is recorded as 17699^[22].
• Lancaster's Commons category is recorded as Lancaster, Pennsylvania^[23].
• Lancaster's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[24].
• Lancaster's local dialing code is recorded as 717^[25].
• 1730 marks the founding of Lancaster^[26].
• Lancaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.039722222222, 'lon': -76.304444444444}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lancaster is in the country of United States^[4]. Lancaster is located in Lancaster County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.048555'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.045637'}^[29]. Lancaster sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+112'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+59322'}^[31] and {'amount': '+58039'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[6], county seat^[7], and optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania^[8].

History and Context

1730 marks the founding of Lancaster^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lancaster include Lancaster Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35].

Why It Matters

Lancaster draws 2,658 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #6 of 54).^[2] Lancaster has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Lancaster is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Lancaster include Lancaster Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in United States^[35].