Berea is a community in Box Butte County, Nebraska, home to about 9 people across 1.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 69301.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Alliance; part is in Berea
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Berea. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)181 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Aurora, CO192 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX726 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Berea; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Berea had 49 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2010.
It’s the 573rd largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Box Butte County grew from 5,572 residents in 1900 to 10,842 in 2020.
Box Butte County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 14.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alliance Muni Ap, NE weather station (6 miles away).
2,699 jobs at 291 businesses in Box Butte County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
97 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Berea.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 20 |
| Mental health providers | 30 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 23 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Alliance Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Early Child Ed ProgAlliance | Pre-K | 78 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Emerson Elementary SchoolAlliance | Pre-K–2 | 237 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Grandview Elementary SchoolAlliance | 3–5 | 283 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Alliance Middle SchoolAlliance | 6–8 | 261 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Alliance High SchoolAlliance | 9–12 | 451 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran SchoolAlliance | Pre-K–9 | 90 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.9 mi |
| Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran SchoolAlliance | Pre-K–9 | 92 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.9 mi |
| St Agnes AcademyAlliance | Pre-K–8 | 127 | Roman Catholic | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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