Edison is a village in Furnas County, Nebraska, home to about 147 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68936.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)215 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE167 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX543 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Edison; 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.
Edison had 111 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 396th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Furnas County grew from 12,373 residents in 1900 to 4,636 in 2020.
Furnas 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 16°F. About 25 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Edison, NE weather station (about a mile away).
1,229 jobs at 148 businesses in Furnas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
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.
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