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JohnstownNE

A town of 12, settled in 1883.

Population
12
residents
Median age
64.7
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

12 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 65° · L 51°

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesDroughtInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Johnstown has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–38°
Spring34–60°
Summer58–85°
Fall36–63°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Johnstown is

Johnstown beats the Nebraska average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outJohnstownNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.7%12.4%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.9%77.5%
More adults with heart disease9%6.1%
Brown County Hospital
10.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Johnstown, Nebraska Main Street 1
2012 · Johnstown, Nebraska Main Street 1 · Wikimedia Commons
Johnstown’s story

143 years in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Johnstown

Village in Brown County, Nebraska, United States

Johnstown is a village in Brown County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Johnstown had a population of 47.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1883
Population
47
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
2,608 ft
ZIP code
69214
Area code
402

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