Map of Lancaster, Texas, United States

Lancaster is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 38,801. It lies at 32.5921°N, 96.7561°W, about 159 m above sea level. Lancaster is about 1,908 km (1,185 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is DeSoto, 9 km to the west.

Lancaster at a glance

Where is Lancaster?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 00 min on the shortest day to 14 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lancaster

• DeSoto — 9 km west
• Duncanville — 16 km northwest
• Cedar Hill — 19 km west
• Dallas — 22 km north
• Mesquite — 24 km northeast
• Waxahachie — 24 km south
• Grand Prairie — 28 km northwest
• Irving — 31 km northwest
• Mansfield — 36 km west
• Arlington — 37 km northwest

Largest cities in Texas

• Houston — 2,314,157
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Dallas — 1,326,087
• Fort Worth — 1,008,106
• Austin — 974,447
• El Paso — 678,815
• Arlington — 388,125
• Corpus Christi — 316,239
• Plano — 283,558
• Laredo — 256,153

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 — Ohio, 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.