Welcome to Cozad ...

The city of Cozad is located in Dawson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cozad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cozad has a population of 3,738 people<2> (see below for details).

Cozad is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cozad is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Cozad lies within the (308) area code.

The ZIP code for Cozad: 69130<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cozad had an population of 3,738 people. This is a decrease of 6.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cozad had a population of 3,977 people (which is 16.36% of the total population of Dawson County). This makes Cozad the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cozad represents 0.22% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,977 people, the population of Cozad decreased 4.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,163 people).

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

Communities near Cozad ...

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

• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Gothenburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothenburg
  • Gothenburg is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gothenburg <5>
• Elwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Gosper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <5>
• Eustis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <5>
• Farnam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnam
  • Farnam is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnam <5>
• Willow Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
  • Willow Island is located in Dawson County
• Darr
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr
  • Darr is located in Dawson County
• Eddyville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <5>
• Brady
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <5>
• Oconto
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconto <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 Cozad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cozad.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cozad. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cozad.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cozad ...

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

Adding Cozad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cozad post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cozad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncountyne.net/

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