Nebraska · Census place 3119350
Gordon, Nebraska
Gordon is a city in Sheridan County, Nebraska with an estimated 1,442 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 78th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,442
- #78 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- -3.9%
- -59 people
- Land area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Density
- 1,551 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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Gordon population, 2020 to 2024
Gordon lost 59 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.9%. In the latest year it moved by -6.
Gordon covers 0.93 square miles of land, for 1,551 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Gordon is less dense than the typical town.
What county Gordon is in
All of Gordon's residents live in Sheridan County, which had 4,927 residents in 2024. Gordon holds 29.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Gordon
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Gordon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 69343. 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 Gordon is
The Census internal point of Gordon is at 42.806400, -102.204000. Lincoln, the capital, is 315.2 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Chadron, NE (5,094 people), 40.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Greeley, CO, 211.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.806400, -102.204000
- DMS
- 42°48'23.04"N 102°12'14.40"W
- UTM
- 13N 728618.6E 4743108.3N
- Geohash
- 9xx7d29m6
- Plus code
- 85JVRQ4W+H9
Daylight in Gordon
At 42.81° N, Gordon gets about 15 h 20 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 02 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 19 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Gordon
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Chadron, 40.5 miles away, with 5,094 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Gordon, NE?
1,442 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 59 (3.9%) from 1,501 in July 2020.
What county is Gordon in?
Sheridan County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Gordon?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 69343.
How far is Gordon from Lincoln?
315.2 miles (507.3 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Gordon.
What is the nearest larger city to Gordon?
Chadron, NE, with 5,094 residents, 40.5 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.