Lebanon
Lebnen (Pennsylvania German) | |
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City | |
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 Location of Lebanon in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lebanon County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
  Lebanon Location of Lebanon in Pennsylvania  Lebanon Lebanon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′28″N 76°25′22″W / 40.34111°N 76.42278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lebanon |
| Settled | 1720 |
| Incorporated | 1821 |
| Charter | 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sherry Capello (R) |
| Area | |
| • City | 4.17 sq mi (10.79 km2) |
| • Land | 4.17 sq mi (10.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| • Urban | 32.7 sq mi (84.7 km2) |
| Population | |
| • City | 26,814 |
| • Density | 6,434.85/sq mi (2,484.32/km2) |
| • Urban | 78,147 |
| • Urban density | 2,389/sq mi (3,845/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 17042, 17046 |
| Area codes | 717 and 223 |
| FIPS code | 42-42168 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1215365[3] |
| Website | https://www.lebanonpa.org/ |
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Lebanon (/ˈlɛbənən/ LEB-ə-nən, also locally /ˈlɛbnən/ LEB-nən, Pennsylvania German: Lebnen [ˈlɛbnən]) is a city[4] in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States.[5] The population was 26,814 at the 2020 census.
Lebanon was founded by George Steitz in 1740 and was originally named Steitztown.[6]
Lebanon is located 61 miles (98 km) southwest of Allentown, 26 miles (42 km) east of Harrisburg, and 88 miles (142 km) northwest of Philadelphia.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "City of Lebanon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Home page". LebanonPA.org. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "About Lebanon". www.lebanonpa.org.