Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska
City
Downtown Omaha Fort Omaha USS Hazard Omaha Union Station Union Stockyards building Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Gate-city of the West,[1] The Big O
Motto(s):  Fortiter in Re  (Latin) (English: "Courageously in every enterprise")
Location within Douglas County
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Coordinates: 41°15′31″N 95°56′15″W / 41.25861°N 95.93750°W / 41.25861; -95.93750
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Douglas
Founded	1854
Incorporated	1857
Named for	Omaha people
Government
• Type	Strong mayor–council
• Mayor	Jean Stothert (R)
• City Clerk	Elizabeth Butler
• City Council	Members list Pete Festersen (D) Juanita Johnson (D) Danny Begley (D) Ron Hug (D) Don Rowe (R) Brinker Harding (R) Aimee Melton (R)
Area [2]
• City	146.28 sq mi (378.85 km2)
• Land	142.67 sq mi (369.51 km2)
• Water	3.61 sq mi (9.35 km2)
Elevation [3]	1,060 ft (320 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	486,051
• Estimate  (2021)	487,300
• Rank	40th in the United States 1st in Nebraska
• Density	3,658.41/sq mi (1,315.40/km2)
• Urban	819,508 (US: 55th)
• Urban density	3,026.1/sq mi (1,168.4/km2)
• Metro [4]	967,604 (US: 58th)
Demonym	Omahan
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	68022, 68101–68164
Area code	402 and 531
FIPS code	31-37000
GNIS feature ID	0835483[3]
Website	www.cityofomaha.org

Omaha is a major US city located in the state of Nebraska in the center of the United States. The city is home to 486,051 people, making it the 39th largest city in the United States as of 2020. It is also the state's largest city both in population and geography.^[5]

1. ↑ Mullens, P.A. (1901) Biographical Sketches of Edward Creighton and John A. Creighton. Creighton University. p. 24.
2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omaha, Nebraska
4. ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
5. ↑ Bureau, U. S. Census. "American FactFinder". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2019-02-11.