Welcome to Wahoo ...

The city of Wahoo is located in Saunders County<1> and is the County Seat for Saunders County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wahoo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wahoo has a population of 4,542 people<2> (see below for details).

Wahoo is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Wahoo: (402) & (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Wahoo: 68066<5>

Websites for Wahoo ...

Official Website: www.wahoo.ne.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wahoo had an population of 4,542 people. This is an increase of 0.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wahoo had a population of 4,508 people (or 21.69% of the total population of Saunders County). This makes Wahoo the county's most populous community.

The population of Wahoo represents 0.25% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,508 people, the population of Wahoo increased 14.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,942 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wahoo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wahoo - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wahoo ...

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

• Fremont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
• Elkhorn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <6>
• Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <6>
• Ashland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Yutan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
  • Yutan is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <6>
• North Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <6>
• Waterloo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
• Ceresco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
  • Ceresco is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceresco <6>
• Greenwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
• Cedar Bluffs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
  • Cedar Bluffs is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluffs <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 Wahoo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wahoo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wahoo ...

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

Adding Wahoo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wahoo 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 Wahoo was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Wahoo mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wahoo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wahoo: www.wahoo.ne.us/

The official website for Saunders County: www.co.saunders.ne.us/

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