Pennsylvania · Census place 4242168

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Lebanon is a city in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 26,456 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 21st largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
26,456
#21 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-1.2%
-327 people
Land area
4.2 sq mi
Density
6,344 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: Lebanon. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Lebanon population, 2020 to 2024

Lebanon lost 327 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.2%. In the latest year it moved by +35. Among 193 Pennsylvania places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 118th; the median place changed by +0.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Pennsylvania has 8,364 people, so Lebanon is 3.2 times that size.

26.8k202026.6k202126.5k202226.4k202326.5k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 26,808. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Lebanon covers 4.17 square miles of land, for 6,344 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so Lebanon is denser than the typical town.

What county Lebanon is in

All of Lebanon's residents live in Lebanon County, which had 145,319 residents in 2024. Lebanon holds 18.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Lebanon

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Lebanon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 17042, 17046. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Lebanon is

The Census internal point of Lebanon is at 40.341200, -76.422700. Harrisburg, the capital, is 24.9 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lancaster, PA (58,441 people), 21.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Allentown, PA, 52.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.341200, -76.422700
DMS
40°20'28.32"N 76°25'21.72"W
UTM
18N 379163.3E 4466599.5N
Geohash
dr1tkzysw
Plus code
87G58HRG+FW

Daylight in Lebanon

At 40.34° N, Lebanon gets about 15 h 03 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 46 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Lebanon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Cleona, 2.9 miles away, with 2,040 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lebanon, PA?

26,456 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 327 (1.2%) from 26,783 in July 2020.

What county is Lebanon in?

Lebanon County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Lebanon?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 17042, 17046.

How far is Lebanon from Harrisburg?

24.9 miles (40.0 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Lebanon.

What is the nearest larger city to Lebanon?

Lancaster, PA, with 58,441 residents, 21.6 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.