Nebraska · Census place 3143265
St. Paul, Nebraska
St. Paul is a city in Howard County, Nebraska with an estimated 2,441 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 52nd largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,441
- #52 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- +0.8%
- +20 people
- Land area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Density
- 1,953 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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St. Paul population, 2020 to 2024
St. Paul added 20 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.8%. In the latest year it moved by -4.
St. Paul covers 1.25 square miles of land, for 1,953 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so St. Paul is close to the typical town.
What county St. Paul is in
All of St. Paul's residents live in Howard County, which had 6,572 residents in 2024. St. Paul holds 37.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in St. Paul
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps St. Paul by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68873. 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 St. Paul is
The Census internal point of St. Paul is at 41.213700, -98.459400. Lincoln, the capital, is 95.9 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Grand Island, NE (53,250 people), 20.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 97.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.213700, -98.459400
- DMS
- 41°12'49.32"N 98°27'33.84"W
- UTM
- 14N 545318.2E 4562621.1N
- Geohash
- 9z3frw8p1
- Plus code
- 86H36G7R+F6
Daylight in St. Paul
At 41.21° N, St. Paul gets about 15 h 09 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 12 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 57 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near St. Paul
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Grand Island, 20.9 miles away, with 53,250 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of St. Paul, NE?
2,441 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 20 (0.8%) from 2,421 in July 2020.
What county is St. Paul in?
Howard County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover St. Paul?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68873.
How far is St. Paul from Lincoln?
95.9 miles (154.4 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from St. Paul.
What is the nearest larger city to St. Paul?
Grand Island, NE, with 53,250 residents, 20.9 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.
- 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.