Local servicesHospitalAvera Creighton Hospital5.9 miPost officeWinnetoon Post Office1.9 miTown hallVerdigre Village Hall5.0 miPoliceCreighton Police Department6.1 miFire stationVerdigre Volunteer Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX82 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA137 miUS highwayUS 2013 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 68789 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:54 am – 9:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:58 am – 5:01 pm
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People78 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.742 householdsMedian household income $89,167100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksSukup Reservoirreservoir · 7.3 miRod and Gun Club Reservoirreservoir · 7.6 miCouncil Hillpeak · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAshfall State Historical Parkstate historic site · 11.4 mi · 357 acresGreenvale Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 198 acresBohemia Prairie Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 678 acresGrove Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 157 acresNiobrara State Parkstate park · 14.9 mi · 1,786 acresEmanuel Creek To Running Waterstate recreation area · 17.3 mi · 526 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 3 Nov 200249 mi away, near Butte, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 202149 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 home81% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL38% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWest Knox Rwdserves 565 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,626 ft496 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
