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Welcome to Pilger ...

The village of Pilger is located in Stanton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pilger has a population of 358 people<2> (see below for details).

Pilger is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Pilger: 402 & 531<4>

The ZIP code for Pilger: 68768<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pilger had an population of 358 people. This is an increase of 1.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pilger had a population of 352 people (or 5.73% of the total population of Stanton County). This makes Pilger the county's most populous community.

The population of Pilger represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 240th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 352 people, the population of Pilger decreased 6.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 378 people).

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

Communities Also Named Pilger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pilger - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Pilger ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilger ...

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

Adding Pilger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pilger 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 Pilger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Pilger post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilger.

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

The official website for Stanton County: www.co.stanton.ne.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Stanton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pilger.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pilger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Pilger area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Pilger area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 village (such as Pilger). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pilger or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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