Map of Lancaster, Ohio, United States

Lancaster is a city in Ohio, United States, with a population of about 39,766. It lies at 39.7137°N, 82.5993°W, about 268 m above sea level. Lancaster is about 487 km (303 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Reynoldsburg, 32 km to the northwest.

Lancaster at a glance

Where is Lancaster?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 21 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lancaster

• Reynoldsburg — 32 km northwest
• Gahanna — 42 km northwest
• Newark — 42 km northeast
• Columbus — 44 km northwest
• Grove City — 46 km northwest
• Upper Arlington — 50 km northwest
• Westerville — 54 km northwest
• Hilliard — 59 km northwest
• Dublin — 61 km northwest
• Delaware — 76 km northwest

Largest cities in Ohio

• Columbus — 913,175
• Cleveland — 365,379
• Cincinnati — 311,097
• Toledo — 265,638
• Akron — 197,542
• Dayton — 135,512
• Parma — 79,937
• Canton — 71,885
• Youngstown — 64,628
• Lorain — 63,647

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Lancaster

• Lancaster — California, United States
• Lancaster — Pennsylvania, United States
• Lancaster — Texas, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.