Town guide

Arthur, Nebraska

Arthur is a village in Arthur County, Nebraska, home to about 66 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 69121.

Population66213 per sq mi
Median home value$86,700Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Arthur

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Arthur, NE69121Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Arthur

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)196 miles away
Closer regional airportNorth Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)61 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Aurora, CO204 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX664 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Arthur; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Arthur

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Arthur had 128 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.

It’s the 490th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.

Arthur County grew from 1,412 residents in 1920 to 434 in 2020.

Arthur population by census2000: 145, 2010: 117, 2020: 128145200011720101282020

Arthur County, 1920–2020

Arthur County population, 1920 to 20201920: 1,412, 1930: 1,344, 1940: 1,045, 1950: 803, 1960: 680, 1970: 606, 1980: 513, 1990: 462, 2000: 444, 2010: 460, 2020: 4341K’20’301K’40’501K’60’701K’80’900K’00’100K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 20.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ArthurJan: high 38°F, low 14°F, 0.4 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 16°F, 0.5 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 25°F, 1.1 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 33°F, 2.2 in; May: high 70°F, low 44°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 54°F, 3.2 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 60°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 58°F, 2.3 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 48°F, 1.9 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 34°F, 1.4 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 23°F, 0.5 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 15°F, 0.3 in38°14°Jan0.441°16°Feb0.552°25°Mar1.160°33°Apr2.270°44°May3.482°54°Jun3.288°60°Jul3.586°58°Aug2.378°48°Sep1.963°34°Oct1.450°23°Nov0.539°15°Dec0.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Arthur, NE weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Arthur County

68 jobs at 12 businesses in Arthur County. The biggest industries by number of businesses:

Largest industries in Arthur CountyConstruction: 3 businessesConstruction 3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Ogallala Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ogallala29.3 miles
  • Garden County Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Oshkosh35.7 miles
  • Sedgwick County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Julesburg50.0 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Arthur

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Arthur County Library0.3 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Courthouse Museum0.3 mi
  • Courthouse Museum0.3 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Arthur

Public schools here are run by Arthur County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Arthur County Elementary SchoolArthurPre-K–651Public0.3 mi
Arthur County High SchoolArthur7–1264Public0.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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