Welcome to North Platte ...The city of North Platte is located in Lincoln County<1> and is the County Seat for Lincoln County. While we don't have a date for the founding of North Platte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. A typical abbreviation for North Platte: N. Platte From the Census Estimates for 2019, North Platte has a population of 23,588 people<2> (see below for details). North Platte is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of North Platte is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: North Platte lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from North Platte (for example, toward Paxton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Area Code for North Platte: 308 The ZIP codes for North Platte: 69101, 69103<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Platte had an population of 23,588 people. This is a decrease of 4.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.21% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, North Platte had a population of 24,733 people (which is 68.23% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes North Platte the county's most populous community. The population of North Platte represents 1.35% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 24,733 people, the population of North Platte increased 3.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 23,878 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for North Platte. Websites for North Platte ...Official Website: www.ci.north-platte.ne.us/ Chamber of Commerce: www.northplattechamber.com/ Communities near North Platte ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Platte.
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 North Platte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Platte. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Platte. 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 North Platte. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Platte. Our list includes 52 papers. See our Newspapers Page for North Platte. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Platte ...Looking for more information about North Platte? 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 North Platte, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for North Platte. Adding North Platte to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of North Platte 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 North Platte was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for North Platte. Footnotes ...
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