Map of Lancaster, California, United States

Lancaster is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 161,103. It lies at 34.6980°N, 118.1367°W, about 719 m above sea level. Lancaster is about 3,658 km (2,273 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Palmdale, 13 km to the south.

Lancaster at a glance

Where is Lancaster?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lancaster

• Palmdale — 13 km south
• Santa Clarita — 50 km southwest
• Valencia — 52 km southwest
• Altadena — 57 km south
• Burbank — 60 km south
• Pasadena — 61 km south
• Monrovia — 62 km south
• Glendale — 63 km south
• Arcadia — 63 km south
• Temple City — 66 km south

Largest cities in California

• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• San Diego — 1,404,452
• San Jose — 997,368
• San Francisco — 827,526
• Fresno — 542,107
• Sacramento — 524,943
• Long Beach — 474,140
• Oakland — 419,267
• Bakersfield — 373,640
• Anaheim — 350,742

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 — Pennsylvania, United States
• Lancaster — Ohio, 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.