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ZIP Codes With the Largest Population in Nebraska

What this measures. Population of the Census tabulation area, ACS 5-year estimate. Source: Census American Community Survey, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Population
1 68516 Lincoln Lancaster 48,903
2 68521 Lincoln Lancaster 37,050
3 68104 Omaha Douglas 36,673
4 68022 Elkhorn Douglas 36,538
5 68046 Papillion Sarpy 35,085
6 68116 Omaha Douglas 34,501
7 68123 Bellevue Sarpy 33,804
8 68025 Fremont Dodge 31,658
9 68107 Omaha Douglas 31,540
10 68701 Norfolk Madison 31,417
11 68601 Columbus Platte 30,944
12 68801 Grand Island Hall 30,824
13 68135 Omaha Douglas 30,523
14 68134 Omaha Douglas 28,823
15 68164 Omaha Douglas 28,564
16 68506 Lincoln Lancaster 27,531
17 69101 North Platte Lincoln 27,198
18 68901 Hastings Adams 26,264
19 68502 Lincoln Lancaster 25,846
20 68144 Omaha Douglas 25,732
21 68803 Grand Island Hall 25,534
22 68137 Omaha Douglas 24,277
23 68111 Omaha Douglas 24,210
24 68154 Omaha Douglas 24,060
25 68105 Omaha Douglas 22,807
26 68136 Omaha Sarpy 22,163
27 68005 Bellevue Sarpy 21,984
28 68130 Omaha Douglas 21,722
29 68106 Omaha Douglas 21,224
30 68845 Kearney Buffalo 20,536
31 68127 Omaha Douglas 20,484
32 68007 Bennington Douglas 19,536
33 68510 Lincoln Lancaster 19,391
34 68128 La Vista Sarpy 18,924
35 68505 Lincoln Lancaster 18,834
36 68847 Kearney Buffalo 18,354
37 68508 Lincoln Lancaster 18,163
38 68114 Omaha Douglas 17,596
39 68028 Gretna Sarpy 17,529
40 68504 Lincoln Lancaster 17,278
41 69361 Scottsbluff Sioux 17,187
42 68507 Lincoln Lancaster 16,029
43 68503 Lincoln Lancaster 15,867
44 68124 Omaha Douglas 15,482
45 68776 South Sioux City Dakota 15,373
46 68522 Lincoln Lancaster 14,836
47 68131 Omaha Douglas 14,809
48 68133 Papillion Sarpy 14,729
49 68108 Omaha Douglas 14,578
50 68310 Beatrice Gage 14,093

Showing the top 50 of 586 ZIP codes in Nebraska that have this figure . 68516 ranks 1st at 48,903, against 14,093 in 50th place.

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