Lexington, Nebraska

Lexington, Nebraska
Lexington, Nebraska
City
	Downtown Lexington, looking north (2004)
	Location of Lexington within Nebraska and Dawson County
	Coordinates: 40°46′38″N 99°44′44″W / 40.77722°N 99.74556°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Dawson
Government
• City manager	Joe Pepplitsch
Area
• Total	5.10 sq mi (13.20 km2)
• Land	5.07 sq mi (13.12 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	2,392 ft (729 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	10,348
• Density	2,042.23/sq mi (788.53/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	68850
Area code	308
FIPS code	31-26910
GNIS feature ID	2395698
Website	cityoflex.com

Lexington is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10,348 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th most populous city in Nebraska.^[4] It is the county seat of Dawson County.^[5] Lexington is located in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte. It sits along the route of U.S. Route 30 and the Union Pacific Railroad. In the 1860s, Lexington was the location of a stop along the Pony Express.

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^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lexington, Nebraska
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