Welcome to Mason City ...

The village of Mason City is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mason City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mason City has a population of 172 people<2> (see below for details).

Mason City is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mason City is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Mason City: 308

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mason City had an population of 172 people. This is an increase of 0.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mason City had a population of 171 people. This makes Mason City the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 171 people, the population of Mason City decreased 3.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 178 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mason City.

Communities Also Named Mason City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mason City - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mason City ...

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

• Loup City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
  • Loup City is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Loup City has also been known as:
  • Loup
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <4>
• Ansley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Ansley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansley <4>
• Arcadia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Litchfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Berwyn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <4>
• Hazard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Hazard is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <4>
• Cumro ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumro
  • Cumro is located in Custer County
• Westerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <4>
• Buckeye
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County
• Sartoria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
  • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason City. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mason City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mason City ...

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

Adding Mason City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Mason City post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mason City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

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