Local Wiki
Lancaster County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Every Wednesday, 9:15 AM (plus three evening meetings/year at rotating locations).
- Meeting location
- County Commissioners' Public Meeting Room (Room #701), Lancaster County Government Center, 150 N. Queen St., Lancaster, PA 17603.
- County Clerk
- Ann M. Hess · 717-299-8238 · ahess@lancastercountypa.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://lancastercountypa.gov/AgendaCenter/County-Commissioners-Public-Meetings-3
- Board of County Commissioners
- Traditional 3-member Board of County Commissioners (partisan election, 2 majority + 1 minority seat). Chairman: Ray D'Agostino. Vice-Chairman: Joshua G. Parsons. Commissioner: Alice Yoder.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Boroughs (18)
- Adamstown
- Akron
- Christiana (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Columbia
- Denver (official website, opens in a new tab)
- East Petersburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Elizabethtown (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Ephrata (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lititz
- Manheim (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Marietta
- Millersville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Mount Joy (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Mountville
- New Holland
- Quarryville
- Strasburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Terre Hill (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (16)
- Cocalico SD
- Columbia Borough SD
- Conestoga Valley SD
- Donegal SD
- Eastern Lancaster County SD
- Elizabethtown Area SD
- Ephrata Area SD
- Hempfield SD
- Lampeter-Strasburg SD
- Lancaster SD
- Manheim Central SD
- Manheim Township SD
- Penn Manor SD
- Pequea Valley SD
- Solanco SD
- Warwick SD
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Airport (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Education (3)
- Lancaster County Vocational Technical School Authority
- Lancaster Higher Education Authority
- Lancaster-Lebanon Joint (School) Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Hospital (1)
- Lancaster County Hospital Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Lancaster County Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lancaster Housing Authority (City)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Industrial Development (2)
- East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority
- Lancaster Industrial Development Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (3)
- Elizabethtown Area Regional Authority
- Lancaster County Convention Center Authority
- Manheim Township General Municipal Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Other Single Purpose (2)
- Lancaster Downtown Investment District Authority
- Lancaster Municipal Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parking (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (1)
- East Hempfield Recreation Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Public Transit (3)
- Lancaster County Transportation Authority
- Red Rose Transit Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- South Central Transit Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Sewer (15)
- Earl Township Sewer Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- East Donegal Township Sewer Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- East Earl Sewer Authority
- East Lampeter Sewer Authority
- Ephrata Borough Authority
- Ephrata Township Sewer Authority
- Georgetown Area Sewer Authority
- Lancaster Area Sewer Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Leacock Township Municipal Authority
- Lititz Sewer Authority
- Marietta-Donegal Joint (Sewer) Authority
- Northern Lancaster County (Sewer) Authority
- Paradise Township Sewer Authority
- Quarryville Borough (Sewer) Authority
- Suburban Lancaster Sewer Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Solid Waste (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water & Sewer (11)
- Christiana Borough Authority
- East Cocalico Township (Water and Sewer) Authority
- Leola Sewer Authority
- Manheim Borough Authority
- Mount Joy Borough (Water and Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- New Holland Borough Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Northwestern Lancaster County Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sadsbury Township Municipal Authority
- Strasburg Borough Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Warwick Township Municipal (Water and Sewer) Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Weaverland Valley Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water Supply (9)
- Bainbridge Water Authority
- Blue Ball Water Authority
- East Donegal Township Municipal (Water) Authority
- East Hempfield Township Municipal (Water) Authority
- Elizabethtown Area Water Authority
- Ephrata Area Joint (Water) Authority
- West Cocalico Township (Water and Sewer) Authority
- West Earl Water Authority
- Western Heights Water Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026