Local servicesHospitalAvera Creighton Hospital11.3 miPost officeCenter Post Office1.3 miTown hallVerdigre Village Hall7.8 miPoliceKnox County Sheriff's Office1.4 miFire stationVerdigre Volunteer Fire Department7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNebraska Indian Community College Santee Campus14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX78 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA137 miUS highwayUS 2019 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68724 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:53 am – 9:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:58 am – 5:01 pm
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People294 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.964 householdsMedian household income $61,250Median home value $109,400Median rent $820 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting19.9% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 129 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, farming, forestry and mining 14%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 15 minutes75% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 11°F29 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month May36 in of snow a year, on about 15 days32 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Creighton station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksVakoc Reservoirreservoir · 5.4 miPaesl Reservoirreservoir · 8.3 miMaidens Leappeak · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLewis And Clark Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.3 mi · 26,286 acresNiobrara State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 1,786 acresEmanuel Creek To Running Waterstate recreation area · 11.2 mi · 526 acresRunning Water Game Production Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 1,245 acresBohemia Prairie Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 678 acresNiobrara Confluence Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 192 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 Nov 198226 mi away, near Tyndall, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 202150 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowKnox County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025320 of 348 days measured24 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Knox County monitors, NE
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterVillage of Centerserves 74 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,407 ft429 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
