Emerald, Nebraska | |
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![]() Merle's Food & Drink (Now closed)[1] | |
Coordinates: 40°48′47″N 96°50′07″W / 40.81306°N 96.83528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Lancaster |
Area | |
• Total | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
• Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,204 ft (367 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 45 |
• Density | 76.40/sq mi (29.51/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 68528 |
FIPS code | 31-15675 |
GNIS feature ID | 2806912[3] |
Emerald is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.[3]
A post office was established at Emerald in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[4] The community was so named because its landscape was said to be as green as an emerald.[5]
A portion of Emerald is within Lincoln Public Schools. Another portion is zoned to Malcolm Public Schools.[6]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 45 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |