Lancaster County Spatial Facts

Category	Value
Area of County with Susquehanna River	984 square miles, 629,760 acres
Area of County without Susquehanna River	951 square miles, 608,640 acres
Highest Point	1,183 feet above sea level West Cocalico Township, north of Deer Road
Lowest Point	115 feet above sea level Fulton Township at Susquehanna River’s edge
Geographic Center of County	800 feet northwest of Route 340 and Route 30 intersection Latitude: 40° 02’ 31.77” N Longitude: 76° 14’ 51.35” W
Population	538,500 (July 2016 estimate)
Number of Municipalities	60
Cities	1 (City of Lancaster)
Boroughs	18
Townships	41
School Districts	17
Latitude / Longitude of Courthouse	40° 02’ 21.24” N 76° 18’ 13.76” W
Latitude / Longitude of 150 North Queen Street	40° 02’ 25.41” N 76° 18’ 24.11” W
Major Roads	Interstate 76 / PA Turnpike (east / west) Route 30 (east / west) Route 222 (north / south) Route 283 (north / south)
Adjacent Counties	Chester to the east Berks to the northeast Lebanon to the north Dauphin to the northwest York to the west Cecil, MD to the south