Welcome to La Platte ...

La Platte is located in Sarpy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Platte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

La Platte is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for La Platte: (402) & (531)<3>

Communities near La Platte ...

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

• Omaha
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
• Council Bluffs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Bellevue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Papillion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <4>
• La Vista
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <4>
• Ralston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Plattsmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
  • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <4>
• Glenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Gretna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Carter Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <4>

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 La Platte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Platte.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Platte. 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 La Platte.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Platte. See our Newspapers Page for La Platte.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Platte ...

Looking for more information about La Platte? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to La Platte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Platte.

Adding La Platte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Platte 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 La Platte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the La Platte post office opened in 1871.

We also found La Platte in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Platte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sarpy County: www.sarpy.com/

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