Lancaster
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Summary
Lancaster is a city in the United States[1]. Lancaster ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,176 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Los Angeles County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: R. Rex Parris[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], charter city[7]
- Shares border with: Rosamond[8], Palmdale[9]
- Postal code: 93534[10], 93535[11], 93536[12], 93539[13], 93584[14], 93586[15]
- Commons category: Lancaster, California[16]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[17]
- Local dialing code: 661[18]
- Inception: 1977[19]
- Official website: https://www.cityoflancasterca.org/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lancaster, California[21]
- Population: 156,633[22], 26,012[23], 173,516[24]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lancaster, California[25]
- Official name: Lancaster[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lancaster, California[27]
- Category for people who died here: Q15923320[28]
- Number of households: 47,883[29]
- Native label: Lancaster[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lancaster, California[31]
- Owner of: Hangar[32]
- Different from: Lancaster[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 2359 feet[34]
- Area: 244.912073 km²[35], 244.87616 km²[36]
- Water as percent of area: 0.2864 percent[37]
Why It Matters
Lancaster has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Lancaster is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]