Welcome to Hallam ...

The village of Hallam is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hallam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hallam has a population of 265 people<2> (see below for details).

Hallam is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Hallam: 68368<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hallam had an population of 265 people. This is an increase of 24.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hallam had a population of 213 people. This makes Hallam the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Hallam represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 332nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 213 people, the population of Hallam decreased 22.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 276 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hallam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hallam - they are located in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hallam ...

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

• Lincoln
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Beatrice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
  • Beatrice is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <6>
• Crete
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Crete is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <6>
• Hickman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <6>
• Wilber
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Wilber is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilber <6>
• Bennet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet
  • Bennet is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennet <6>
• Adams
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <6>
• Firth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <6>
• Dorchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Dorchester is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorchester <6>
• De Witt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <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 Hallam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hallam.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hallam ...

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

Adding Hallam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hallam post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hallam.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

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