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Welcome to Greeley ...

Greeley is located in Greeley County<1> and is the County Seat for Greeley County.

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

Greeley is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Greeley: 308

The ZIP code for Greeley: 68842<3>

Communities Also Named Greeley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Greeley - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Greeley ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greeley. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greeley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greeley ...

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

Adding Greeley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greeley 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 Greeley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greeley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Greeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greeley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Greeley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Greeley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/