{"id":6040,"date":"2023-07-19T21:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:42","slug":"harlan-county-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/harlan-county-nebraska\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlan County, Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harlan County is a county in Nebraska, United States, in the south-central part of the state along the Republican River. It had a population of 3,073 at the 2020 census and covers 574 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 553 square miles is land and 21 square miles is water, centred near 40°10′N 99°24′W.<\/p>\n

Alma is the county seat, and its postal code is 68920. The county contains one city, six villages and two unincorporated communities. Harlan County is in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Harlan County<\/h2>\n

Harlan County has nine named places: one city, six incorporated villages, and two unincorporated communities. Oxford straddles the Harlan–Furnas county line, with most of the town in neighboring Furnas County. Type key: City · seat = the county seat; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Alma<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n68920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huntley<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mascot<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orleans<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n68966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxford<\/td>\nVillage (partial)<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oxford Junction<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ragan<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n68969<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Republican City<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n68971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stamford<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n68977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Oxford’s post office and ZIP code (68967) are addressed from Furnas County since most of the town lies across the county line; residents on the Harlan County side share that same ZIP. Huntley, Mascot and Oxford Junction have no dedicated post office and are served by the nearest incorporated village’s ZIP code.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n