Lancaster is a city in Schuyler County, Missouri, home to about 742 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63548.
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| Nearest major airport | Des Moines International Airport (DSM)91 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Kansas City, MO144 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL267 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lancaster; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lancaster had 675 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 434th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.
Schuyler County grew from 10,840 residents in 1900 to 4,032 in 2020.
Schuyler County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 39.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bloomfield, IA weather station (16 miles away).
538 jobs at 75 businesses in Schuyler County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lancaster.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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