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Country around Lewellen is a rural area of about 706 people in Garden County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 143 miles from Cheyenne, WY and 192 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $839 a month.
706people
$124kTypical home
$839/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
268Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 706 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Denver, CO
- 143 mi to Cheyenne, WY
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 55
- 15% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to AIA airport
- 180 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,790 ft
- 907 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 142 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 157 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garden County: R+71 in 2024
- Nebraska: R+21 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk