Welcome to Pickrell ...

The village of Pickrell is located in Gage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickrell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pickrell has a population of 191 people<2> (see below for details).

Pickrell is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Pickrell: (402) & (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Pickrell: 68422<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pickrell had an population of 191 people. This is a decrease of 4.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pickrell had a population of 199 people. This makes Pickrell the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Pickrell represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 339th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 199 people, the population of Pickrell increased 9.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 182 people).

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

Communities near Pickrell ...

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

• Beatrice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
  • Beatrice is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <6>
• Hickman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <6>
• Wilber
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Wilber is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilber <6>
• Wymore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
  • Wymore is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <6>
• Adams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <6>
• Firth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <6>
• De Witt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <6>
• Cortland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <6>
• Sterling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <6>
• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <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 Pickrell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pickrell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickrell ...

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

Adding Pickrell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pickrell post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickrell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gage County: www.co.gage.ne.us/

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