Welcome to Chalco ...

Chalco is located in Sarpy County<1>.

The location of Chalco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Chalco is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Chalco ...

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

• Omaha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Council Bluffs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <5>
• Bellevue
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Papillion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <5>
• La Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <5>
• Ralston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <5>
• Plattsmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
  • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <5>
• Elkhorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Gretna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Carter Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalco ...

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

Adding Chalco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chalco 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 Chalco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chalco post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sarpy County: www.sarpy.com/

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