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Wellfleet’s story
Wellfleet in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
WellfleetNE
A town of 74. A typical home worth about $331K.
Population
74
residents
Typical home
$331K
+9.5% in a year
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
33.4
years
Land area
0 sq mi
What makes Wellfleet stand out
The thing Wellfleet does most differently from other towns.
Small town
74 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wellfleet. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Wellfleet has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–41°
Spring35–63°
Summer59–86°
Fall36–66°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing
A typical Wellfleet home is worth about $331K
The typical Wellfleet home is worth about $331,000, up 9.5% in a year, 18% above the Nebraska typical home.
$331KZillow home value
Typical home value
Wellfleet$331K
Nebraska$281K
+9.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health
How healthy Wellfleet is
Wellfleet beats the Nebraska average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
32 measures vs. Nebraska
7 better19 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Wellfleet | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.2% | 6.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.1% |
Great Plains Health
25.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtHail
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Wellfleet
Village in Nebraska, United States
Wellfleet is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Wellfleet had a population of 72.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 72
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,818 ft
- ZIP code
- 69170
- Area code
- 308