Hamilton County, Nebraska

Hamilton County, Nebraska, has 9,678 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Aurora. It uses Central Time and covers 542 sq mi (1,404 km²) of land.

Hamilton County in Nebraska

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

Resident population, July 2025: 9,678
Land area: 542 sq mi (1,404 km²)
County seat or government: Aurora
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $83,994 ± $5,792
Median home value: $253,700 ± $22,430
Median rent, with utilities: $794 ± $185
Homes lived in by their owners: 83% ± 2.0 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Grand Island, NE metro area and Hastings, NE micro area
Water area: 2.71 sq mi (7.02 km²)
State: Nebraska
County code (FIPS): 31081
Coordinates (central point): 40.872817, -98.022329

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Time zones in Hamilton 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

688185,680 people
688322,126 people
689791,572 people
683711,314 people
689441,252 people
688431,032 people
68865941 people
68628848 people
68854708 people
68841649 people
68319632 people
68654569 people

All 14

68980561 people
68846283 people

14 ZIP Code areas overlap Hamilton 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

Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, largest first

Aurora Public Schools6,851 people
Central City Public Schools4,671 people
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools2,915 people
Heartland Community Schools1,993 people
Sutton Public Schools1,809 people
High Plains Community Schools1,782 people
Harvard Public Schools1,197 people
Hampton Public Schools976 people
Giltner Public Schools720 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

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Areas that only touch the edge

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