Laurel is a city in Cedar County, Nebraska, home to about 1,018 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68745.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE96 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL483 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Laurel; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Laurel had 972 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 115th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Cedar County grew from 12,467 residents in 1900 to 8,380 in 2020.
Cedar County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Concord, NE weather station (6 miles away).
1,873 jobs at 288 businesses in Cedar County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Laurel.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Elementary SchoolLaurel | Pre-K–5 | 183 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Laurel-Concord-Coleridge High SchoolLaurel | 9–12 | 135 | Public | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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