| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:23 PM |
| Population: | 7,981 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31027 |
| Land Area: | 751 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.5726, -97.2567 |
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7,981 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 751 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,414 to 7,981 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68739 (Hartington, $90,500 median) and poorest ZIP 68727 (Coleridge, $53,664) are 9.2 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.7× across this county — from $33,800 in 68749 (Magnet) to $225,000 in 68736 (Fordyce).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 68774 (Saint Helena) to 60 in 68749 (Magnet).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.6% bachelor's+ in 68727 (Coleridge) to 35.2% in 68745 (Laurel) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #34 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #49 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $78,103 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,314 of 5,348 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Cedar County lost 5.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68739 | Hartington | Standard | 2,799 | $90,500 | 235.1 | 3.3% |
| 68745 | Laurel | Standard | 1,737 | $63,953 | 121.0 | -2.7% |
| 68771 | Randolph | Standard | 1,412 | $83,580 | 148.3 | -1.1% |
| 68727 | Coleridge | Standard | 685 | $53,664 | 68.9 | -17.6% |
| 68736 | Fordyce | Standard | 525 | $84,063 | 52.1 | -25.7% |
| 68792 | Wynot | Standard | 340 | $70,000 | 57.4 | -17.5% |
| 68774 | Saint Helena | Standard | 238 | $86,167 | 45.1 | -21.2% |
| 68717 | Belden | Standard | 184 | $65,919 | 22.6 | -5.6% |
| 68749 | Magnet | PO Box | 61 | $59,063 | 1.0 | 41.9% |