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Country around Hershey is a rural area of about 1,789 people in Lincoln County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 140 miles from Grand Island, NE and 226 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $774 a month.
1,789people
$198kTypical home
$774/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
266Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,789 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Denver, CO
- 140 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,248/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LBF airport
- 213 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,904 ft
- 858 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 159 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 203 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 118 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+55 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk