Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 173,516, making Lancaster the 153rd largest city in the United States and the 30th largest 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 north 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 157,000 as of 2019.

State: California
County: Los Angeles
Incorporated: November 22, 1977
Type: Council-manager
Mayor: R. Rex Parris
City Manager: Jason Caudle
Water: 0.29%
Population (2020): 173,516
Time zone: Pacific (UTC−8)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP Codes: 93534–93536, 93539, 93584
Area code: 661
FIPS code: 06-40130
GNIS feature IDs: 1652741, 2411620
Website: [www.cityoflancasterca.org]
Official Website: https://www.cityoflancasterca.org/
Wikidata description: city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Wikidata id: Q494711
Wikidata label: Lancaster
Wikidata aliases: Array
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