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Welcome to Upland ...

The village of Upland is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Upland has a population of 132 people<2> (see below for details).

Upland is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Upland is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Upland: 308

The ZIP code for Upland: 68981<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Upland had an population of 132 people. This is a decrease of 7.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 26.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Upland had a population of 143 people. This makes Upland the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 143 people, the population of Upland decreased 20.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 179 people).

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

Communities Also Named Upland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Upland - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Upland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upland ...

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

Adding Upland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Upland post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Franklin, 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 Upland.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upland - 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 Upland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Upland 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/