Princeton, Nebraska

About Princeton

Princeton is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Nebraska.

Princeton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.29 square miles.

📰 Princeton News Today

• Nebraska Public Power District Breaks Ground on 694-MW Princeton Road Station POWER Magazine · Aug 4
• Nebraska Public Power District celebrates groundbreaking for Princeton Road Station KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE · Jul 17
• Online Nebraska MBA ranked No. 7 in nation by Princeton Review Nebraska Today · Jul 17
• NPPD celebrates groundbreaking, at Princeton Road Station Southeast News Channel Nebraska · Jul 17
• Pearl Wathor Obituary | Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home | Lincoln, NE Tribute Archive · Aug 5

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What Makes Princeton Unique

• One of 18 places in the US named Princeton — but the Nebraska one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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