Crab Orchard is a village in Johnson County, Nebraska, home to about 20 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 68332.
Homes sold for a median of $254 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Population20125 per sq mi
Median home value$43,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$254Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Crab Orchard. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Crab Orchard
Distances
Nearest major airport
Eppley Airfield (OMA)73 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lincoln Airport (LNK)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Lincoln, NE37 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL466 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Crab Orchard; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Crab Orchard
U.S. Representative · Nebraska’s 3rd DistrictAdrian Smith (R)
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
Crab Orchard had 46 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 551st largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Johnson County grew from 11,197 residents in 1900 to 5,290 in 2020.
Johnson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 33.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Virginia, NE weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Johnson County
752 jobs at 102 businesses in Johnson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Johnson County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tecumseh12.1 miles
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Beatrice17.7 miles
Pawnee County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Pawnee City19.9 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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