Nebraska · Census place 3112000
Dakota City, Nebraska
Dakota City is a city in Dakota County, Nebraska with an estimated 2,047 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 58th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,047
- #58 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- -1.7%
- -36 people
- Land area
- 1.4 sq mi
- + 0.12 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,462 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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Dakota City population, 2020 to 2024
Dakota City lost 36 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.7%. In the latest year it moved by -6.
Dakota City covers 1.40 square miles of land and 0.12 of water, for 1,462 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Dakota City is less dense than the typical town.
What county Dakota City is in
All of Dakota City's residents live in Dakota County, which had 21,335 residents in 2024. Dakota City holds 9.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Dakota City
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Dakota City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68731, 68776. 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 Dakota City is
The Census internal point of Dakota City is at 42.418100, -96.420700. Lincoln, the capital, is 112.2 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is South Sioux City, NE (13,910 people), 3.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 79.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.418100, -96.420700
- DMS
- 42°25'5.16"N 96°25'14.52"W
- UTM
- 14N 712214.0E 4699422.3N
- Geohash
- 9ze3mcux6
- Plus code
- 86J5CH9H+6P
Daylight in Dakota City
At 42.42° N, Dakota City gets about 15 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Dakota City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is South Sioux City, 3.1 miles away, with 13,910 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Dakota City, NE?
2,047 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 36 (1.7%) from 2,083 in July 2020.
What county is Dakota City in?
Dakota County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Dakota City?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 68731, 68776.
How far is Dakota City from Lincoln?
112.2 miles (180.5 km) in a straight line, heading S from Dakota City.
What is the nearest larger city to Dakota City?
South Sioux City, NE, with 13,910 residents, 3.0 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.