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Lebanon, Pennsylvania
City in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in Pennsylvania. For the 2010 film, see Lebanon, PA (film). For other uses of "Lebanon", see Lebanon (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a township in Allegheny County across the state.
Lebanon (/ˈlɛbənən/ LEB-ə-nən, also locally /ˈlɛbnən/ LEB-nən, Pennsylvania German: Lebnen [ˈlɛbnən]) is a city[3] in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States.[4] The population was 26,814 at the 2020 census.
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Lebanon
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Coordinates: 40°20′30″N 76°25′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lebanon |
Settled | 1720 |
Incorporated | 1821 |
Charter | 1885 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sherry Capello (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 4.17 sq mi (10.79 km2) |
• Land | 4.17 sq mi (10.79 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 26,814 |
• Density | 6,434.85/sq mi (2,484.32/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 17042, 17046 |
Area codes | 717 and 223 |
FIPS code | 42-42168 |
Website | https://www.lebanonpa.org/ |
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Lebanon was founded by George Steitz in 1740 and was originally named Steitztown.[5]
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.