Welcome to Auburn ...

The city of Auburn is located in Nemaha County<1> and is the County Seat for Nemaha County.

The location of Auburn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Auburn has a population of 3,310 people<3> (see below for details).

Auburn is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Auburn: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Auburn had an population of 3,310 people. This is a decrease of 4.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Auburn had a population of 3,460 people (which is 47.74% of the total population of Nemaha County). This makes Auburn the county's most populous community.

The population of Auburn represents 0.19% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,460 people, the population of Auburn increased 3.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,350 people).

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

Communities Also Named Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Auburn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Auburn ...

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

• Nebraska City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
  • Nebraska City is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <6>
• Tecumseh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <6>
• Rock Port
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Port
  • Rock Port is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Port <6>
• Hamburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <6>
• Humboldt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Richardson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <6>
• Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
• Johnson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <6>
• Cook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Cook is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <6>
• Table Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Table Rock is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Rock <6>
• Talmage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
  • Talmage is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talmage <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburn. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Auburn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn ...

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

Adding Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auburn 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 Auburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Auburn post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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