Cortland is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, home to about 547 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68331.
Homes sold for a median of $196 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cortland. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)70 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lincoln Airport (LNK)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL478 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cortland; 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.
Cortland had 504 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 201st largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Gage County grew from 30,051 residents in 1900 to 21,704 in 2020.
Gage County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 31.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 25 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Crete 4ese, NE weather station (11 miles away).
6,835 jobs at 637 businesses in Gage County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cortland.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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.
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