Summary for Powell

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Located in: Jefferson County (see below)

Time Zone: Powell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 402 & 531<1>

Elevation: 1,360 feet [414.53 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Powell:

Lat: 40.220600° (or 40°13'14" N)

Lon: -97.285000° (or -97°17'5" W)

USGS Topo Map: Gladstone<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Powell

GNIS ID: 832335

FIPS State / Place Code: 31 / 39905

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Powell)

About Jefferson County

The community of Fairbury is the County Seat for Jefferson County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Jefferson)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	7,046 (6.33% decrease since 2010)
2010	7,522 (9.73% decrease since 2000)
2000:	8,333

Total Area:<6> 575 sq. miles [1,491 km²] - of which 0.95% is water (5.49 sq. miles [14.2 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 3,918

Official Website: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Jefferson

GNIS ID: 835869

FIPS State / County Code: 31 / 095

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Powell)

About Nebraska

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,932,571 (5.82% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,826,341 (6.72% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,711,263

Websites for State of Nebraska

Official Website: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Tourism: https://visitnebraska.com/

Parks: https://outdoornebraska.gov/parks/

Fishing: https://outdoornebraska.gov/fish/

Hunting: https://outdoornebraska.gov/hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Nebraska

GNIS ID: 1779792

FIPS State: 31

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Powell)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Powell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Powell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Powell, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Powell.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Powell. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).