Nebraska · Census place 3103250

Battle Creek, Nebraska

Battle Creek is a city in Madison County, Nebraska with an estimated 1,178 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 93rd largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,178
#93 of 109 in Nebraska
Change since 2020
-0.9%
-11 people
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
1,659 / sq mi
State median 1,829
Orange pin: Battle Creek. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Battle Creek population, 2020 to 2024

Battle Creek lost 11 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.9%. In the latest year it moved by -6.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,195. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Battle Creek covers 0.71 square miles of land, for 1,659 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Battle Creek is close to the typical town.

What county Battle Creek is in

All of Battle Creek's residents live in Madison County, which had 35,579 residents in 2024. Battle Creek holds 3.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Battle Creek

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Battle Creek by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68715. 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 Battle Creek is

The Census internal point of Battle Creek is at 41.998100, -97.599500. Lincoln, the capital, is 94.5 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Norfolk, NE (26,162 people), 9.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE, 94.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.998100, -97.599500
DMS
41°59'53.16"N 97°35'58.20"W
UTM
14N 615990.8E 4650513.9N
Geohash
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Plus code
86H4XCX2+65

Daylight in Battle Creek

At 42.00° N, Battle Creek gets about 15 h 15 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 07 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 08 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Battle Creek

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Norfolk, 9.1 miles away, with 26,162 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Battle Creek, NE?

1,178 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 11 (0.9%) from 1,189 in July 2020.

What county is Battle Creek in?

Madison County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Battle Creek?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68715.

How far is Battle Creek from Lincoln?

94.5 miles (152.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Battle Creek.

What is the nearest larger city to Battle Creek?

Norfolk, NE, with 26,162 residents, 9.1 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.