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Nebraska: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Nebraska uses Central Time and Mountain Time. Check a city or specific point to find its local time zone.

Nebraska in the United States
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in JulyMost of Nebraska · 74 of 93 countiesAmerica/Chicago
Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July19 countiesAmerica/Denver
OmahaLincolnGrand IslandKearney
Nebraska and its counties (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
2,018,006
Land area
76,815 sq mi (198,951 km²)
Water area
532 sq mi (1,378 km²)
State FIPS code
31
Coordinates (central point)
41.543305, -99.811864
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in Nebraska, largest first

4 metro areas and 9 micro areas have counties in Nebraska. 2 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area1,009,836 people
  2. Lincoln, NE Metro Area352,081 people
  3. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area145,738 people
  4. Grand Island, NE Metro Area78,076 people
  5. Kearney, NE Micro Area57,962 people
  6. Norfolk, NE Micro Area49,228 people
  7. Columbus, NE Micro Area46,583 people
  8. Hastings, NE Micro Area40,577 people
  9. Fremont, NE Micro Area38,057 people
  10. Scottsbluff, NE Micro Area36,272 people
  11. North Platte, NE Micro Area33,972 people
  12. Lexington, NE Micro Area26,255 people
All 13
  1. Beatrice, NE Micro Area21,711 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Largest precincts and townships in Nebraska

  1. Bellevue Precinct, Sarpy County64,510 people
  2. Chicago Precinct, Douglas County42,257 people
  3. Jefferson Precinct, Douglas County26,728 people
  4. Papillion Precinct, Sarpy County25,244 people
  5. North Platte Precinct, Lincoln County22,831 people
  6. La Vista Precinct, Sarpy County16,563 people
  7. Richland VII Precinct, Sarpy County14,293 people
  8. Richland VIII Precinct, Sarpy County13,423 people
  9. Papillion Second I Precinct, Sarpy County11,388 people
  10. Union Precinct, Douglas County10,920 people
  11. Eleven Precinct, Box Butte County9,182 people
  12. Douglas Precinct, Douglas County6,472 people

All 987 precincts and townships in Nebraska, by county

Tribal areas in Nebraska, largest first

  1. Omaha Reservation4,368 people
  2. Winnebago Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land2,834 people
  3. Santee Reservation751 people
  4. Iowa (KS-NE) Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land258 people
  5. Sac and Fox Nation Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land185 people
  6. Ponca (NE) Trust Land0 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

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

  1. Douglas County, Nebraska606,460 people
  2. Lancaster County, Nebraska334,049 people
  3. Sarpy County, Nebraska208,303 people
  4. Hall County, Nebraska63,633 people
  5. Buffalo County, Nebraska51,172 people
  6. Dodge County, Nebraska38,057 people
  7. Madison County, Nebraska36,106 people
  8. Platte County, Nebraska35,649 people
  9. Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska35,586 people
  10. Lincoln County, Nebraska33,303 people
  11. Adams County, Nebraska31,071 people
  12. Cass County, Nebraska27,657 people
All 93
  1. Dawson County, Nebraska24,452 people
  2. Saunders County, Nebraska23,702 people
  3. Gage County, Nebraska21,711 people
  4. Dakota County, Nebraska21,687 people
  5. Washington County, Nebraska21,302 people
  6. Seward County, Nebraska18,032 people
  7. Otoe County, Nebraska16,531 people
  8. Saline County, Nebraska14,996 people
  9. York County, Nebraska14,564 people
  10. Colfax County, Nebraska10,934 people
  11. Custer County, Nebraska10,500 people
  12. Box Butte County, Nebraska10,494 people
  13. Red Willow County, Nebraska10,307 people
  14. Holt County, Nebraska10,067 people
  15. Wayne County, Nebraska10,020 people
  16. Hamilton County, Nebraska9,678 people
  17. Cheyenne County, Nebraska9,528 people
  18. Phelps County, Nebraska8,994 people

See all 93 counties and equivalents in Nebraska, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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

  1. Omaha, Nebraska (city)488,837 people
  2. Lincoln, Nebraska (city)294,856 people
  3. Bellevue, Nebraska (city)64,510 people
  4. Grand Island, Nebraska (city)52,884 people
  5. Kearney, Nebraska (city)34,246 people
  6. Fremont, Nebraska (city)27,567 people
  7. Norfolk, Nebraska (city)26,054 people
  8. Papillion, Nebraska (city)25,244 people
  9. Hastings, Nebraska (city)25,008 people
  10. Columbus, Nebraska (city)24,488 people
  11. North Platte, Nebraska (city)22,831 people
  12. La Vista, Nebraska (city)16,563 people
All 593
  1. Scottsbluff, Nebraska (city)14,376 people
  2. South Sioux City, Nebraska (city)13,907 people
  3. Beatrice, Nebraska (city)12,225 people
  4. Lexington, Nebraska (city)10,862 people
  5. Chalco, Nebraska (CDP)10,595 people
  6. Gretna, Nebraska (city)9,193 people
  7. Gering, Nebraska (city)8,550 people
  8. York, Nebraska (city)8,141 people
  9. Alliance, Nebraska (city)8,075 people
  10. Blair, Nebraska (city)7,914 people
  11. Seward, Nebraska (city)7,678 people
  12. Crete, Nebraska (city)7,527 people
  13. Nebraska City, Nebraska (city)7,369 people
  14. McCook, Nebraska (city)7,314 people
  15. Plattsmouth, Nebraska (city)6,731 people
  16. Schuyler, Nebraska (city)6,578 people
  17. Ralston, Nebraska (city)6,472 people
  18. Sidney, Nebraska (city)6,419 people

See all 593 cities, towns and communities in Nebraska, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

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

  1. ZIP 6851648,903 people
  2. ZIP 6852137,050 people
  3. ZIP 6810436,673 people
  4. ZIP 6802236,538 people
  5. ZIP 6804635,085 people
  6. ZIP 6811634,501 people
  7. ZIP 6812333,804 people
  8. ZIP 6802531,658 people
  9. ZIP 6810731,540 people
  10. ZIP 6870131,417 people
  11. ZIP 6860130,944 people
  12. ZIP 6880130,824 people
All 592
  1. ZIP 6813530,523 people
  2. ZIP 6813428,823 people
  3. ZIP 6816428,564 people
  4. ZIP 6850627,531 people
  5. ZIP 6910127,198 people
  6. ZIP 6890126,264 people
  7. ZIP 6850225,846 people
  8. ZIP 6814425,732 people
  9. ZIP 6880325,534 people
  10. ZIP 6813724,277 people
  11. ZIP 6811124,210 people
  12. ZIP 6815424,060 people
  13. ZIP 6810522,807 people
  14. ZIP 6813622,163 people
  15. ZIP 6800521,984 people
  16. ZIP 6813021,722 people
  17. ZIP 6810621,224 people
  18. ZIP 6884520,536 people

See all 592 ZIP Code areas in Nebraska, largest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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