Greeley Center is a village in Greeley County, Nebraska, home to about 417 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68842.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)138 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI)42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE109 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL560 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Greeley Center; 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.
Greeley Center had 402 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 236th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Greeley County grew from 5,691 residents in 1900 to 2,188 in 2020.
Greeley 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 11°F. About 25.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greeley, NE weather station (about a mile away).
382 jobs at 79 businesses in Greeley 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 Greeley Center.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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.
Grocery stores (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 Central Valley Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Central Valley Pk - GreeleyGreeley | Pre-K | 12 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| Central Valley High SchoolGreeley | 7–12 | 133 | Public | 0.1 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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