Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 10 mi north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 40th-most populous city, Omaha's 2020 census population was 486,051. Omaha is the anchor of the eight-county, a bi-state Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Omaha metropolitan area is the 58th-largest in the United States, with a population of 967,604. The Omaha–Council Bluffs–Fremont, NE–IA Combined Statistical Area totaled 1,004,771, according to 2020 estimates. Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a 50 mi radius of Downtown Omaha. It is ranked as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, which in 2020 gave it "sufficiency" status. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa.

County: Douglas
Founded: 1854
Incorporated: 1857
Named for: Omaha people
Type: Strong mayor–council
Mayor: Jean Stothert (R)
City Clerk: Elizabeth Butler
Population (2020): 486,051
Estimate (2021): 487,300
Rank: 40th in the United States, 1st in Nebraska
Urban: 819,508 (US: 55th)
Metro: 967,604 (US: 58th)
Demonym(s): Omahan
Time zone: CST (UTC−06:00)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−05:00)
ZIP Codes: 68022, 68101–68164
Area code: 402 and 531
FIPS code: 31-37000
GNIS feature ID: 0835483
Website: [www.cityofomaha.org]
Official Website: https://www.cityofomaha.org/
Wikidata description: city in and county seat of Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Wikidata id: Q43199
Wikidata label: Omaha
Wikidata aliases: Array
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