Guide Rock is a village in Webster County, Nebraska, home to about 286 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68942.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)153 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE101 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX511 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Guide Rock; 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.
Guide Rock had 199 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 291st largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Webster County grew from 11,619 residents in 1900 to 3,395 in 2020.
Webster County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 25.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Red Cloud, NE weather station (10 miles away).
619 jobs at 93 businesses in Webster 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.
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.
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