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Lancaster

Also known as Lancaster, California, Lancaster, CA

city in Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Lancaster is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. It is a populated urban area in the United States, though specific details about its significance or characteristics would require additional context.

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Official name: Lancaster
Population: 173516
Area: 244.87616
Elevation: 2359
Official website: www.cityoflancasterca.org
Image: October 2012 - Overall Excellence in Smart Growth 2012- Lancaster, CA, The BLVD Transformation (8634270433).jpg
Households: 47883
Dialing code: 661

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Commons category: Lancaster, California
inception: 1977-00-00
postal code: 93586
water as percent of area: 0.2864
P8168: Cheryomushka
water area: 0.701295
per capita income: 23185
native label: Lancaster

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Lancaster /ˈlæŋ.kæstər/ is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 173,516, making Lancaster the 158th-most populous city in the United States and the 30th most populous in California. Lancaster is a twin city with its southern neighbor Palmdale; together, they are the principal cities within the Antelope Valley region.

Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles (110 km) north (via I-5 and SR 14) of downtown Los Angeles and is near the Kern County line. It is separated from the Los Angeles Basin by the San Gabriel Mountains to the south and from Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley by the Tehachapi Mountains to the north. The population of Lancaster has grown from 37,000 at the time of its incorporation in 1977 to over 173,000 as of 2020.