Nebraska · Census place 3119385
Gothenburg, Nebraska
Gothenburg is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska with an estimated 3,447 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 44th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,447
- #44 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- -0.9%
- -31 people
- Land area
- 3.6 sq mi
- + 0.05 sq mi water
- Density
- 950 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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Gothenburg population, 2020 to 2024
Gothenburg lost 31 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.9%. In the latest year it moved by -24.
Gothenburg covers 3.63 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 950 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Gothenburg is less dense than the typical town.
What county Gothenburg is in
All of Gothenburg's residents live in Dawson County, which had 24,554 residents in 2024. Gothenburg holds 14.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Gothenburg
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Gothenburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 69138. 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 Gothenburg is
The Census internal point of Gothenburg is at 40.924700, -100.153900. Lincoln, the capital, is 180.6 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Cozad, NE (3,945 people), 9.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 181.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.924700, -100.153900
- DMS
- 40°55'28.92"N 100°09'14.04"W
- UTM
- 14N 402843.9E 4531039.0N
- Geohash
- 9z2bbfn5s
- Plus code
- 85GXWRFW+VC
Daylight in Gothenburg
At 40.92° N, Gothenburg gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Gothenburg
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Cozad, 9.8 miles away, with 3,945 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Gothenburg, NE?
3,447 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 31 (0.9%) from 3,478 in July 2020.
What county is Gothenburg in?
Dawson County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Gothenburg?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 69138.
How far is Gothenburg from Lincoln?
180.6 miles (290.7 km) in a straight line, heading E from Gothenburg.
What is the nearest larger city to Gothenburg?
Cozad, NE, with 3,945 residents, 9.8 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.