Lancaster, California, USA, is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States. Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles north of the City of Los Angeles in Southern California’s Antelope Valley. It is separated from the Los Angeles Basin by the San Gabriel Mountain Range to the south and from Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley by the Tehachapi Mountain Range to the north. The City of Lancaster has grown from 37,000 residents at the time of incorporation in 1977, to an estimated 143,818 residents in 2007, and is the second-largest city on the California side of the Mojave Desert. As of the 2005 population estimate, the Palmdale / Lancaster, CA Urbanized Area has a population of 589,043. Lancaster apartments for rent comparison page shows most up to date rent information on Lancaster apartments and houses. Rent information is obtained from multiple rental sources but we cannot guarantee their accuracy.