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LodgepoleNE

A town of 223. A typical home worth about $169K.

Population
223
residents
Typical home
$169K
+13% in a year
Household income
$25K
median
Median age
59.6
years
Jobs based here
5
A commuter town

What makes Lodgepole stand out

The thing Lodgepole does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

223 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Lodgepole home is worth about $169K

The typical Lodgepole home is worth about $169,000, up 13% in a year, 40% below the Nebraska typical home.

$169KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lodgepole$169K
Nebraska$281K
+13%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lodgepole

Most working residents leave Lodgepole for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sidney (43%), Scottsbluff (7%) and Potter (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lodgepole0%
Sidney43%
Scottsbluff7%
Potter4%
Omaha4%
25 mi
median commute distance
5
jobs based in Lodgepole
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Lodgepole has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–42°
Spring34–62°
Summer57–86°
Fall35–65°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lodgepole is

Lodgepole beats the Nebraska average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
8 better16 too close to call8 worse
What stands outLodgepoleNE
Fewer uninsured adults7.1%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7%9.5%
More adults who have had cancer12.7%8.3%
Sidney Regional Medical Center
19.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
DroughtHailInland flooding
7
paid flood claims since 2010
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lodgepole for work

Where Lodgepole’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

43% → Sidney Sidney 43% 7% → Scottsbluff Scottsbluff 7% 4% → Potter Potter 4% 4% → Omaha Omaha 4% 3% → O'Neill O'Neill 3% 3% → Kimball Kimball 3% Lodgepole · 0% stay
5jobs based in Lodgepole
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Lodgepole, Nebraska Sheldon Street
2008 · Lodgepole, Nebraska Sheldon Street · Wikimedia Commons
Lodgepole’s story

Lodgepole in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

NEMap-doton-LodgepoleLodgepole, Nebraska Sheldon 1Lodgepole, Nebraska Sheldon 2
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About Lodgepole

Village in Nebraska, United States

Lodgepole is a village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lodgepole had a population of 312.

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

Population
312
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
3,845 ft
ZIP code
69149

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