Saunders County, Nebraska

Saunders County
County of Saunders
Interactive map of Saunders County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Country United States
State Nebraska
EstablishedJanuary 26, 1856
OrganizedOctober 8, 1867
Named afterAlvin Saunders
County seatWahoo
Largest cityWahoo
Area
  Total
760 sq mi (2,000 km2)
  Land750 sq mi (1,900 km2)
  Water9.6 sq mi (25 km2)  1.3%
Highest elevation
1,365 ft (416 m)
Lowest elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Population
  Estimate 
(2022)
23,118
  Density30.8/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code402/531
FIPS code31155
GNIS feature ID835899
Websitesaunderscounty.ne.gov

Saunders County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 22,278. Its county seat is Wahoo.

Saunders County is included in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Saunders County is represented by the prefix 6 (the county had the sixth-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).