Lancaster | |
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Coordinates: 42°54′1″N 78°40′23″W / 42.90028°N 78.67306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Erie |
Town | Lancaster |
Incorporated | 1849 |
Named for | Lancaster, Massachusetts |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lynne T. Ruda |
• Trustees | William Schroeder Tammie Malone-Schaffer Cynthia A. Maciejewski John Mikoley |
Area | |
• Total | 2.75 sq mi (7.13 km2) |
• Land | 2.72 sq mi (7.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,027 |
• Density | 3,689.11/sq mi (1,424.27/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 14086 |
Area code | 716 |
FIPS code | 36-41135 |
Website | www |
Lancaster is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 10,352. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
The village of Lancaster is in the west part of the town of Lancaster and is east of Buffalo.
The Lancaster Opera House is locally famous for its musicals and stage plays. The current mayor is Lynne T. Ruda.[2]