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Welcome to Spalding ...

The village of Spalding is located in Greeley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spalding, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spalding has a population of 442 people<2> (see below for details).

Spalding is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Spalding: 308

The ZIP code for Spalding: 68665<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spalding had an population of 442 people. This is a decrease of 9.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spalding had a population of 487 people (or 19.13% of the total population of Greeley County). This makes Spalding the county's most populous community.

The population of Spalding represents 0.03% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 487 people, the population of Spalding decreased 9.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 537 people).

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

Communities Also Named Spalding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Spalding - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Saskatchewan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Spalding ...

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

  • Albion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Greeley Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greeley Center is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Cedar Rapids
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartlett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ericson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Primrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Akron is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Greeley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Loretto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Loretto is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spalding ...

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

Adding Spalding to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spalding post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spalding.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Greeley, 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 Spalding.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spalding - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Spalding). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spalding or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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