Nebraska · Census place 3154045

York, Nebraska

York is a city in York County, Nebraska with an estimated 8,179 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 19th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
8,179
#19 of 109 in Nebraska
Change since 2020
+1.5%
+123 people
Land area
6.6 sq mi
+ 0.03 sq mi water
Density
1,245 / sq mi
State median 1,829
Orange pin: York. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lincoln.

York population, 2020 to 2024

York added 123 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.5%. In the latest year it moved by -12. Among 32 Nebraska places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 11th; the median place changed by +0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Nebraska has 10,206 people, so York is 80% of it.

8,05620208,12520218,15320228,19120238,1792024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 8,061. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

York covers 6.57 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 1,245 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so York is less dense than the typical town.

What county York is in

All of York's residents live in York County, which had 14,375 residents in 2024. York holds 56.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in York

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps York by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68467. 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 York is

The Census internal point of York is at 40.869400, -97.592700. Lincoln, the capital, is 46.9 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Grand Island, NE (53,250 people), 40.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 48.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.869400, -97.592700
DMS
40°52'9.84"N 97°35'33.72"W
UTM
14N 618591.1E 4525212.5N
Geohash
9z68e0p1t
Plus code
86G4VC94+QW

Daylight in York

At 40.87° N, York 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 York

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Henderson, 13.0 miles away, with 1,089 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of York, NE?

8,179 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 123 (1.5%) from 8,056 in July 2020.

What county is York in?

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

What ZIP codes cover York?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68467.

How far is York from Lincoln?

46.9 miles (75.4 km) in a straight line, heading E from York.

What is the nearest larger city to York?

Grand Island, NE, with 53,250 residents, 40.1 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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