Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:08 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:13 am – 4:15 pm
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People429 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.9185 householdsMedian household income $78,672Median home value $106,30074% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 241 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 40%, education and health care 26%, other services 13%Average commute 13 minutes52% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 22% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 14°F19 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month June32 in of snow a year, on about 19 days36 days above 90°F, 161 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Merriman station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksHeath Lakelake · 6.2 miWeed Lakelake · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCottonwood Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.8 mi · 237 acresBowring Ranch State Historical Parkstate historic site · 12.5 mi · 608 acresLacreek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.4 mi · 16,571 acresSamuel R. McKelvie National Forestnational forest · 21.8 mi · 115,772 acresNebraska National Forestnational forest · 35.4 mi · 140,857 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 May 197836 mi away, near Hyannis, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Nov 201535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCherry County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025287 of 365 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jackson County, SD, 62 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription20% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Merrimanserves 87 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,333 ft1,016 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR75 miUS highwayUS 2011 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 69218 ZIP area.
