Local servicesHospitalSaunders Medical Center7.6 miPost officeColon Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWahoo City Hall6.3 miPoliceWahoo Police Department6.3 miFire stationColon Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMetropolitan Community College Fremont Area Center11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLincoln Airport LNK33 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA37 miInterstateI-8023 miUS highwayUS 774.7 miAmtrakLincoln, NE LNK34 miCoachFremontExpress Arrow13 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 68018 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:53 am – 9:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:48 am – 5:00 pm
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People620 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.7198 householdsMedian household income $112,679Median home value $190,000Median rent $588 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,538 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate78% of adults are in the labour force, 287 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, farming, forestry and mining 16%, public administration 10%Average commute 23 minutes72% drive alone, 20% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 12°F31 in of rain a yearwettest month May29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days29 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wahoo station, 6 mi away; rain from Wahoo 1.7 S; snow from Prague
Nearby landmarksLake Wanahoolake · 4.0 miLake Wanahoo Recreation Area Campgroundcampground · 4.0 miSkunk Hillpeak · 3.7 miCottonwood Creek Reservoir 8-Dreservoir · 3.8 miBodleys Hillpeak · 4.5 miBarry Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Wanahoo State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 2.5 mi · 1,597 acresHackberry Parkpark · 6.1 miFremont Lakes State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.7 mi · 681 acresBramble Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 92 acresLuther Hormel Memorial Parkpark · 8.9 mi · 186 acresPioneer State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 13.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 9 Aug 199745 mi away, near Clarkson, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Nov 201021 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSaunders County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025259 of 365 days measured104 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 137main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Douglas County, NE, 24 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Wahooserves 4,500 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2025: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,248 ft380 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
