Welcome to Ceresco ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ceresco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ceresco has a population of 898 people<2> (see below for details).

Ceresco is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ceresco: (402) & (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Ceresco: 68017<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ceresco had an population of 898 people. This is an increase of 1.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ceresco had a population of 889 people. This makes Ceresco the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Ceresco represents 0.05% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 889 people, the population of Ceresco decreased 3.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 920 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ceresco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ceresco - they are located in Michigan and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Ceresco ...

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

• Lincoln
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <6>
• Wahoo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Waverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <6>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Yutan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
• Mead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Malcolm
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Malcolm is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcolm <6>
• Weston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Ceresco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ceresco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ceresco ...

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

Adding Ceresco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ceresco post office opened in 1869.

We also found Ceresco in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ceresco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ceresco. 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: https://www.nebraska.gov/