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Country around Wellfleet is a rural area of about 326 people in Lincoln County, Nebraska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 125 miles from Grand Island, NE and 229 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $945 a month.
326people
$225kTypical home
$945/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
273Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 326 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Denver, CO
- 125 mi to Grand Island, NE
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 35 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 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LBF airport
- 217 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,923 ft
- 828 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 133 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 99 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Nebraska districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 55 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.