McCook, Nebraska

McCook population, 2020 to 2024

McCook lost 202 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.7%. In the latest year it moved by -79. Among 32 Nebraska places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 31st; the median place changed by +0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Nebraska has 10,206 people, so McCook is 71% of it.

McCook covers 5.46 square miles of land, for 1,321 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so McCook is less dense than the typical town.

What county McCook is in

All of McCook's residents live in Red Willow County, which had 10,409 residents in 2024. McCook holds 69.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in McCook

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McCook by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 69001. 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 McCook is

The Census internal point of McCook is at 40.204500, -100.621600. Lincoln, the capital, is 210.2 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lexington, NE (11,205 people), 60.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 211.5 miles away.

Daylight in McCook

At 40.20° N, McCook gets about 15 h 02 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 44 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near McCook

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Cambridge, 24.7 miles away, with 1,053 people.