Nebraska · Census place 3133775
Neligh, Nebraska
Neligh is a city in Antelope County, Nebraska with an estimated 1,556 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 70th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,556
- #70 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- -0.3%
- -5 people
- Land area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Density
- 1,066 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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Neligh population, 2020 to 2024
Neligh lost 5 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +16.
Neligh covers 1.46 square miles of land, for 1,066 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Neligh is less dense than the typical town.
What county Neligh is in
All of Neligh's residents live in Antelope County, which had 6,358 residents in 2024. Neligh holds 24.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Neligh
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Neligh by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68756. 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 Neligh is
The Census internal point of Neligh is at 42.129100, -98.029200. Lincoln, the capital, is 114.3 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Pierce, NE (1,843 people), 26.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 115.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.129100, -98.029200
- DMS
- 42°07'44.76"N 98°01'45.12"W
- UTM
- 14N 580237.0E 4664566.2N
- Geohash
- 9z6r9m37f
- Plus code
- 86J34XHC+J8
Daylight in Neligh
At 42.13° N, Neligh gets about 15 h 16 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 06 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 09 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Neligh
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Plainview, 19.8 miles away, with 1,267 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Neligh, NE?
1,556 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 5 (0.3%) from 1,561 in July 2020.
What county is Neligh in?
Antelope County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Neligh?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68756.
How far is Neligh from Lincoln?
114.3 miles (184.0 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Neligh.
What is the nearest larger city to Neligh?
Pierce, NE, with 1,843 residents, 26.0 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.