Elm Creek is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, home to about 1,107 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68836.
Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elm Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)186 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE141 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX567 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elm Creek; 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.
Elm Creek had 979 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 109th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Buffalo County grew from 20,254 residents in 1900 to 50,084 in 2020.
Buffalo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 23.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canaday Steam Plt, NE weather station (17 miles away).
23,423 jobs at 1,777 businesses in Buffalo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elm Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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 (1 nearby)
Libraries (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.
Public schools here are run by Elm Creek Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Creek Elementary SchoolElm Creek | Pre-K–6 | 215 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Elm Creek High SchoolElm Creek | 7–12 | 149 | Public | 0.7 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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