Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:53 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:44 am – 5:00 pm
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People72 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.642 householdsMedian home value $57,80079% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $860 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 13°F32 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 14 days40 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Syracuse station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Nemaha River Reservoir 3-1Breservoir · 1.4 miLittle Nemaha River Reservoir 3-1reservoir · 1.7 miNorth Fork Little Nemaha Riverriver · 3.5 miSouth Fork Little Nemaha Riverriver · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilson Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 miArbor Lodge State Historical Parkstate historic site · 9.4 mi · 57 acresSteinhart Parkpark · 9.2 mi · 69 acresRiverview State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 11.1 miWaubonsie Accessstate recreation area · 11.4 mi · 86 acresCopeland Bend Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 425 acresSource: 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 3.6 on 17 Dec 200916 mi away, near Auburn, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 17 Dec 200916 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOtoe County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025325 of 339 days measured14 moderate daysMedian index 19, worst day 64main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cass County, NE, 22 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription5% have cable, fibre or DSL43% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Nebraska Cityserves 7,414 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,021 ft311 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHI Heath Saint Mary's Hospital9.4 miPost officeTalmage Post Office4.6 miTown hallCook Village Hall9.4 miPoliceOtoe County Sheriff's Office9.5 miFire stationTalmage Community Fire Department4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLincoln Airport LNK42 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA49 miInterstateI-2914 miUS highwayUS 758.2 miAmtrakLincoln, NE LNK39 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68382 ZIP area.
