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Pender, NE - Oct. 1908, 1908

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About Pender

Village in and county seat of Thurston County, Nebraska, United States
1885Established
1,115Population
0.7 sq miArea
1,342 ftElevation

Pender is a village in and the county seat of Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. On March 22, 2016, the United States Supreme Court resolved a disagreement as to whether Pender is located on the Omaha Indian Reservation, holding unanimously that "the disputed land is within the reservation’s boundaries." The predominantly European-American population was 1,115 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code68047
Area code402
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Housing in Pender

$224K▲ 10.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pender home is worth about $224,000, up 10.7% in a year, 20% below the Nebraska typical home.

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About one in 4 of Pender’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Macy (8%), Blackbird (5%) and Omaha (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Macy
8%
Blackbird
5%
Omaha
4%
Lincoln
3%
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Health in Pender

C

Health Grade C

Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Nebraska

1better than NE·13worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Pender Community HospitalPender · 1.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Midtown Health Center, Inc. West PointWest Point · 17.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Pender · CMS · HRSAHealth in Pender →

Natural hazards in Pender

71
High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🌵 Drought
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Pender has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33° / 14°Winter
60° / 37°Spring
83° / 61°Summer
62° / 38°Fall
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