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Also known as Lancaster, Texas, Lancaster, TX

city in Dallas County, Texas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Texas
County
Dallas
Type
Council-Manager
City council
Mayor Clyde C. Hairston , Carol Strain-Burk , Stanley Jaglowski , Marco Mejia , Derrick D. Robinson , Mitchell Cheatham , Betty Gooden-Davis
City manager
Opal Mauldin Robertson
Total
33.12 sq mi (85.77 km )
Land
33.06 sq mi (85.63 km )
Water
0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
Elevation
522 ft (159 m)
Estimate 2023
40,215
Density
1,186/sq mi (458.1/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( Central )
Zip codes
75134, 75146
Area codes
214, 469, 945, 972
Fips code
48-41212
Website
Lancaster-TX.com

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Lancaster (/ˈlæŋkɪstər/ LANK-is-tər) is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,275 according to the 2020 census. Founded in 1852 as a frontier post, Lancaster is one of Dallas County's earliest settlements. Today, it is a suburban community located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, about 15 mi (24 km) south of downtown Dallas.

Lancaster is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Lancaster, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lancaster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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