Lancaster

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Lancaster

Total population

167,426

Median home value

$473,800

21.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$87,324

Lancaster$87k

National$74k

Weather98°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.69°, -118.18°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 173,516, making Lancaster the 158th-most populous city in the United States and the 30th most populous in California. Lancaster is a twin city with its southern neighbor Palmdale; together, they are the principal cities within the Antelope Valley region.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lancaster, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Adam Wheeler

American sport wrestler

Craig Brackins

American basketball player (born 1987)

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Kelsey Lewis

American actress

Chaz Schilens

American football wide receiver

Bob Hannah

American motorcycle racer

Brian Heidik

American television personality

Bruce Van Dyke

American football player

Chris Gocong

American football player (born 1983)

C

Christopher Avalos

American boxer

Vixen LaMoore

American model

J

Jennifer L. Knox

American writer

K

Kevin Appier

American baseball player

Leilani Leeane

American pornographic actress & model

M

Michael Glenn Williams

American composer

Miguel Ibarra

American soccer player (born 1990)

Scott Wilk

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Quartz Hill
  3.7 mi away
• Leona Valley
  9.3 mi away · pop. 1,465
• Littlerock
  16 mi away
• Lake Los Angeles
  20.4 mi away · pop. 13,051
• Mountain Meadows
  31.3 mi away
• La Crescenta-Montrose
  32 mi away
• North Edwards
  32.1 mi away · pop. 903
• La Cañada Flintridge
  33.5 mi away · pop. 20,573
• Piñon Hills
  35.8 mi away
• Boron
  36.6 mi away · pop. 2,698
• East Pasadena
  38.9 mi away
• Duarte
  39 mi away · pop. 22,184

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lancaster

Lancaster, California Through Time

Norma Gurba · 2017

Housing element, City of Lancaster, California

Lancaster (Calif.) · 2001

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Lancaster Cal State of Mind Collection · 2019

Lancaster-Palmdale area

Automobile Club of Southern California. · 1991

Lancaster/Palmdale, California

Rand McNally · 2003

Lancasters Lake

Mary Lee Tiernan · 1999

Flood control in the Antelope Valley

California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Local Government. · 1986

Antelope Valley/Lancaster/ Palmdale, California

Rand McNally · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 38 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 45 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 115 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 139 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 201 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 214 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 225 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).