Nebraska · Census place 3146520

Springfield, Nebraska

Springfield is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska with an estimated 1,531 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 71st largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,531; #71 of 109 in Nebraska
Change since 2020: +1.5%; +23 people
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Density: 945 / sq mi; State median 1,829

Orange pin: Springfield. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lincoln.

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Springfield population, 2020 to 2024

Springfield added 23 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.5%. In the latest year it moved by +17.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,500. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Springfield covers 1.62 square miles of land, for 945 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so Springfield is less dense than the typical town.

What county Springfield is in

All of Springfield's residents live in Sarpy County, which had 204,828 residents in 2024. Springfield holds 0.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Springfield

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Springfield by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68059. 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 Springfield is

The Census internal point of Springfield is at 41.107200, -96.148500. Lincoln, the capital, is 35.4 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Gretna, NE (9,207 people), 2.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE, 11.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 41.107200, -96.148500
DMS: 41°06'25.92"N 96°08'54.60"W
UTM: 14N 739440.1E 4554576.5N
Geohash: 9z79u56fc
Plus code: 86H54V42+VH

Daylight in Springfield

At 41.11° N, Springfield gets about 15 h 08 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 13 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 56 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Springfield

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Gretna, 2.9 miles away, with 9,207 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Springfield, NE?

1,531 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 23 (1.5%) from 1,508 in July 2020.

What county is Springfield in?

Sarpy County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Springfield?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68059.

How far is Springfield from Lincoln?

35.4 miles (57.0 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Springfield.

What is the nearest larger city to Springfield?

Gretna, NE, with 9,207 residents, 2.9 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.