Archer, Nebraska

Archer is an unincorporated rural small town and census-designated place (CDP) in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 68. The Archer post office carries the ZIP Code 68816.

History
The community is named for Robert T. Archer. A post office was established at Archer in 1887, and it is still in use.

Geography
Archer is in northwestern Merrick County, lying along local roads south of Nebraska Highway 92 and about 10 mi northwest of Central City, the county seat. There is a credit union, a grainery and other businesses and services, as well as homes, in the community.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Archer CDP has an area of 1.00 sqmi, all of it recorded as land. Prairie Creek passes through the south side of the community, flowing northeast to join the Platte River between Silver Creek and Columbus.