Nebraska · Census place 3107345
Burwell, Nebraska
Burwell is a city in Garfield County, Nebraska with an estimated 1,019 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 108th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,019
- #108 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- -6.2%
- -67 people
- Land area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Density
- 970 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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Burwell population, 2020 to 2024
Burwell lost 67 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -6.2%. In the latest year it moved by -33.
Burwell covers 1.05 square miles of land, for 970 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Burwell is less dense than the typical town.
What county Burwell is in
All of Burwell's residents live in Garfield County, which had 1,707 residents in 2024. Burwell holds 59.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Burwell
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Burwell by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68823. 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 Burwell is
The Census internal point of Burwell is at 41.780000, -99.134200. Lincoln, the capital, is 143.1 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Ord, NE (2,091 people), 16.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 144.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.780000, -99.134200
- DMS
- 41°46'48.00"N 99°08'3.12"W
- UTM
- 14N 488847.7E 4625359.0N
- Geohash
- 9z3t8judj
- Plus code
- 86H2QVJ8+28
Daylight in Burwell
At 41.78° N, Burwell gets about 15 h 13 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 08 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 05 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Burwell
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Ord, 16.5 miles away, with 2,091 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Burwell, NE?
1,019 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 67 (6.2%) from 1,086 in July 2020.
What county is Burwell in?
Garfield County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Burwell?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68823.
How far is Burwell from Lincoln?
143.1 miles (230.3 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Burwell.
What is the nearest larger city to Burwell?
Ord, NE, with 2,091 residents, 16.5 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.