Welcome to Lexington ...

The city of Lexington is located in Dawson County<1> and is the County Seat for Dawson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lexington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lexington has a population of 10,084 people<2> (see below for details).

Lexington is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lexington is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Lexington: (308)

The ZIP code for Lexington: 68850<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lexington had an population of 10,084 people. This is a decrease of 1.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lexington had a population of 10,230 people (which is 42.05% of the total population of Dawson County). This makes Lexington the county's most populous community.

The population of Lexington represents 0.56% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,230 people, the population of Lexington increased 2.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,011 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Lexington ...

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

• Cozad
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozad
  • Cozad is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cozad <5>
• Elm Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
  • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <5>
• Bertrand
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
  • Bertrand is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertrand <5>
• Elwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Gosper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <5>
• Overton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
• Eustis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <5>
• Sumner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
• Eddyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <5>
• Smithfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Gosper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Darr
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr
  • Darr is located in Dawson County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lexington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lexington ...

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

Adding Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lexington post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lexington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncountyne.net/

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