Local servicesHospitalOsmond General Hospital6.7 miPost officePierce Post Office5.8 miTown hallPierce City Offices6.0 miPolicePierce County Sheriff's Office5.8 miFire stationPierce Volunteer Fire Department6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX63 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA110 miUS highwayUS 206.0 miCoachNorfolkExpress Arrow19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68738 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68738 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:54 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:55 am – 5:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 10°F28 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month June30 in of snow a year, on about 16 days29 days above 90°F, 158 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Osmond station, 6 mi away; snow from Pierce
Nearby landmarksWest Branch North Fork Elkhorn Riverriver · 5.2 miPierce Lakelake · 6.0 miWillow Creek Lakelake · 6.2 miWillow Creek State Recreation Areacampground · 6.7 miEast Branch North Fork Elkhorn Riverriver · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Feb 199617 mi away, near Wausa, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 9 Aug 199739 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPierce County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought 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, nearest monitors: Knox County, NE, 30 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Pierceserves 1,800 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,654 ft504 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
