Welcome to Ord ...

The city of Ord is located in Valley County<1> and is the County Seat for Valley County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ord has a population of 2,062 people<2> (see below for details).

Ord is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ord: (308)

The ZIP code for Ord: 68862<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ord had an population of 2,062 people. This is a decrease of 2.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ord had a population of 2,112 people (which is 49.58% of the total population of Valley County). This makes Ord the county's most populous community.

The population of Ord represents 0.12% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 54th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,112 people, the population of Ord decreased 6.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,269 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ord ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ord - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ord ...

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

• North Loup City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
  • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
• Burwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
  • Burwell is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burwell <6>
• Arcadia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <6>
• North Loup
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup
  • North Loup is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Loup <6>
• Scotia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <6>
• Ericson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericson
  • Ericson is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ericson <6>
• Comstock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <6>
• Elyria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <6>
• Horace ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
  • Horace is located in Greeley County
• Willow Springs ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willow Springs is located in Garfield 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 Ord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ord.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ord. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ord.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ord ...

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

Adding Ord to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ord post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ord.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Valley County: www.co.valley.ne.us/

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