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Welcome to Ainsworth ...

The city of Ainsworth is located in Brown County<1> and is the County Seat for Brown County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ainsworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ainsworth has a population of 1,626 people<2> (see below for details).

Ainsworth is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ainsworth is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Ainsworth: 402 & 531<4>

The ZIP code for Ainsworth: 69210<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ainsworth had an population of 1,626 people. This is a decrease of 5.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ainsworth had a population of 1,728 people (which is 54.77% of the total population of Brown County). This makes Ainsworth the county's most populous community.

The population of Ainsworth represents 0.09% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,728 people, the population of Ainsworth decreased 7.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,862 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ainsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ainsworth - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Mississippi, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Ainsworth ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ainsworth. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ainsworth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ainsworth ...

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

Adding Ainsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ainsworth 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 (so far) for Ainsworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ainsworth post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ainsworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ainsworth.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ainsworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Ainsworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Ainsworth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Ainsworth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ainsworth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/