Welcome to Leshara ...

The village of Leshara is located in Saunders County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Leshara, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Leshara: Named after Petalesharo (1797-1832); a chief of the Skidi Pawnee tribe.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Leshara has a population of 119 people<2> (see below for details).

Leshara is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Leshara: (402) and (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Leshara: 68064<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Leshara had an population of 119 people. This is an increase of 6.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Leshara had a population of 112 people. This makes Leshara the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 112 people, the population of Leshara has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 111 people).

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

Communities near Leshara ...

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

• Fremont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
• Elkhorn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <6>
• Gretna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Wahoo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <6>
• Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <6>
• Bennington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <6>
• Yutan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
  • Yutan is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <6>
• Arlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
• Waterloo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
• Cedar Bluffs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
  • Cedar Bluffs is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluffs <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leshara ...

Looking for more information about Leshara? 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 Leshara, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Leshara.

Adding Leshara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Leshara 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 Leshara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Leshara post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leshara.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saunders County: www.co.saunders.ne.us/

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