Nebraska · Census place 3100975
Alma, Nebraska
Alma is a city in Harlan County, Nebraska with an estimated 1,011 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 109th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,011
- #109 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- -1.7%
- -18 people
- Land area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Density
- 879 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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Alma population, 2020 to 2024
Alma lost 18 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.7%. In the latest year it moved by -16.
Alma covers 1.15 square miles of land, for 879 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Alma is less dense than the typical town.
What county Alma is in
All of Alma's residents live in Harlan County, which had 3,018 residents in 2024. Alma holds 33.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Alma
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Alma by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68920. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Alma is
The Census internal point of Alma is at 40.103600, -99.365700. Lincoln, the capital, is 148.3 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Holdrege, NE (5,556 people), 23.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 149.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.103600, -99.365700
- DMS
- 40°06'12.96"N 99°21'56.52"W
- UTM
- 14N 468831.1E 4439320.0N
- Geohash
- 9z1k4ush7
- Plus code
- 86G24J3M+CP
Daylight in Alma
At 40.10° N, Alma gets about 15 h 02 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 19 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 43 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Alma
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Holdrege, 23.2 miles away, with 5,556 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Alma, NE?
1,011 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 18 (1.7%) from 1,029 in July 2020.
What county is Alma in?
Harlan County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Alma?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68920.
How far is Alma from Lincoln?
148.3 miles (238.7 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Alma.
What is the nearest larger city to Alma?
Holdrege, NE, with 5,556 residents, 23.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.