Town guide

Harrisburg, Nebraska

Harrisburg is a community in Banner County, Nebraska, home to about 103 people across 6.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 69345.

Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population10316 per sq mi
Median home value$113,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$181Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Harrisburg

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Harrisburg

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)127 miles away
Closer regional airportWestern Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport (BFF)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO138 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX715 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Harrisburg; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Harrisburg

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

Harrisburg had 99 residents in the 2020 census, up 32% since 2000.

It’s the 444th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.

Banner County grew from 1,114 residents in 1900 to 674 in 2020.

Harrisburg population by census2000: 75, 2010: 100, 2020: 997520001002010992020

Banner County, 1900–2020

Banner County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,114, 1910: 1,444, 1920: 1,435, 1930: 1,676, 1940: 1,403, 1950: 1,325, 1960: 1,269, 1970: 1,034, 1980: 918, 1990: 852, 2000: 819, 2010: 690, 2020: 6741K’00’101K’20’301K’40’501K’60’701K’80’901K’00’101K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 16.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HarrisburgJan: high 41°F, low 14°F, 0.3 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 15°F, 0.5 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 22°F, 1 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 29°F, 1.8 in; May: high 69°F, low 39°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 48°F, 2.4 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 55°F, 1.9 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 53°F, 1.8 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 43°F, 1.5 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 30°F, 1.5 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 20°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 13°F, 0.5 in41°14°Jan0.343°15°Feb0.553°22°Mar1.060°29°Apr1.869°39°May2.781°48°Jun2.488°55°Jul1.987°53°Aug1.878°43°Sep1.563°30°Oct1.551°20°Nov0.741°13°Dec0.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrisburg 12wnw, NE weather station (14 miles away).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Kimball Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Kimball22.1 miles
  • Regional West Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Scottsbluff23.0 miles
  • Morrill County Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Bridgeport32.9 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Harrisburg

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Banner County Museum1.7 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles 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.

Schools in Harrisburg

Public schools here are run by Banner County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Banner County Elementary SchoolHarrisburgPre-K–566Public1.8 mi
Banner County Middle SchoolHarrisburg6–825Public1.8 mi
Banner County High SchoolHarrisburg9–1237Public1.8 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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