Welcome to Prague ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prague, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Prague: Named after Prague; the capital of the Czech Republic.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prague has a population of 308 people<2> (see below for details).

Prague is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Prague: (402) and (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Prague: 68050<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prague had an population of 308 people. This is an increase of 1.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prague had a population of 303 people. This makes Prague the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Prague represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 275th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 303 people, the population of Prague decreased 12.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 346 people).

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

Communities Also Named Prague ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Prague - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Prague ...

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

• Fremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Schuyler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
  • Schuyler is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler <6>
• Wahoo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• David City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David City
  • David City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for David City <6>
• North Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <6>
• Ceresco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
  • Ceresco is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceresco <6>
• Cedar Bluffs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Mead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
  • Mead is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <6>
• Valparaiso
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <6>
• Weston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <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 Prague. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prague.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prague ...

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

Adding Prague to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prague 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 Prague was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Prague post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prague.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prague. 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/