Cedar County, Nebraska

Cedar County, Nebraska, has 8,373 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Hartington. It uses Central Time and covers 740 sq mi (1,917 km²) of land.

Cedar County in Nebraska

Cedar County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 8,373
Land area: 740 sq mi (1,917 km²)
County seat or government: Hartington
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $73,578 ± $6,868
Median home value: $185,000 ± $16,679
Median rent, with utilities: $716 ± $52
Homes lived in by their owners: 79.6% ± 2.2 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Vermillion, SD micro area, Yankton, SD micro area, and Norfolk, NE micro area
Water area: 5.66 sq mi (14.7 km²)
State: Nebraska
County code (FIPS): 31027
Coordinates (central point): 42.604560, -97.256870

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Time zones in Cedar County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

687392,799 people
687302,156 people
687451,737 people
687711,412 people
687861,080 people
68757783 people
68727685 people
68736525 people
68792340 people
68774238 people
68747198 people
68717184 people

All 13

6874961 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Cedar County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Cedar County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Cedar County, largest first

Hartington Newcastle Public Schools3,760 people
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School2,902 people
Crofton Community Schools2,342 people
Randolph Public Schools1,677 people
Bloomfield Community Schools1,618 people
Wausa Public Schools1,220 people
Wynot Public Schools711 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

Dixon County, Nebraska22 mi east
Clay County, South Dakota26 mi northeast
Wayne County, Nebraska28 mi south
Yankton County, South Dakota29 mi north
Pierce County, Nebraska29 mi southwest
Knox County, Nebraska32 mi west

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Areas that only touch the edge

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