Welcome to Arcadia ...

The village of Arcadia is located in Valley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arcadia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arcadia has a population of 302 people<2> (see below for details).

Arcadia is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Arcadia is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Arcadia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Arcadia: (308)

The ZIP code for Arcadia: 68815<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arcadia had an population of 302 people. This is a decrease of 2.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arcadia had a population of 311 people (which is 7.3% of the total population of Valley County). This makes Arcadia the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Arcadia represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 269th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 311 people, the population of Arcadia decreased 13.37% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 359 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Arcadia.

Communities Also Named Arcadia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Arcadia - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arcadia.

Communities near Arcadia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arcadia.

• Ord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
  • Ord is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <5>
• North Loup City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
  • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
• Loup City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
  • Loup City is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Loup City has also been known as:
  • Loup
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <5>
• Sargent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Sargent is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <5>
• Ansley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Ansley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansley <5>
• North Loup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup
  • North Loup is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Loup <5>
• Litchfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <5>
• Mason City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <5>
• Comstock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <5>
• Elyria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arcadia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arcadia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arcadia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arcadia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arcadia. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Arcadia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcadia ...

Looking for more information about Arcadia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arcadia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arcadia.

Adding Arcadia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arcadia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arcadia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Arcadia post office opened in 1874.

We also found Arcadia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcadia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arcadia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Valley County: www.co.valley.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/