Town guide

Holmesville, Nebraska

Holmesville is a community in Gage County, Nebraska, home to about 61 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 68310.

Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population61277 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$118Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Holmesville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Holmesville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Holmesville

Distances

Nearest major airportEppley Airfield (OMA)84 miles away
Closer regional airportLincoln Airport (LNK)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Lincoln, NE37 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL484 miles away

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

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

Who represents Holmesville

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

Holmesville had 60 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2010.

It’s the 495th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.

Gage County grew from 30,051 residents in 1900 to 21,704 in 2020.

Holmesville population by census2010: 51, 2020: 60512010602020

Gage County, 1900–2020

Gage County population, 1900 to 20201900: 30,051, 1910: 30,325, 1920: 29,721, 1930: 30,242, 1940: 29,588, 1950: 28,052, 1960: 26,818, 1970: 25,719, 1980: 24,456, 1990: 22,794, 2000: 22,993, 2010: 22,311, 2020: 21,70430K’00’1030K’20’3030K’40’5027K’60’7024K’80’9023K’00’1022K’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 14°F. About 31.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HolmesvilleJan: high 35°F, low 14°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 17°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 27°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 38°F, 2.9 in; May: high 74°F, low 50°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 61°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 66°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 63°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 53°F, 3 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 40°F, 2.3 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 27°F, 1.3 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 18°F, 1 in35°14°Jan0.740°17°Feb0.952°27°Mar1.763°38°Apr2.974°50°May5.184°61°Jun4.688°66°Jul4.186°63°Aug3.879°53°Sep3.067°40°Oct2.351°27°Nov1.339°18°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beatrice 1n, NE weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Gage County

6,835 jobs at 637 businesses in Gage County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Gage CountyManufacturing: 1,624 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,452 jobs; Retail trade: 1,145 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 598 jobs; Other services: 351 jobs; Construction: 340 jobs; Wholesale trade: 334 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 253 jobsManufacturing 24% Health care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 9% Other services 5% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 5% Transportation and warehousing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

155 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Holmesville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Beatrice3.0 miles
  • Jefferson Community Health & LifeCritical access hospital · emergency room · Fairbury24.1 miles
  • Hanover HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hanover27.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors9
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants26
Mental health providers46
Physical and occupational therapists34
Optometrists4
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies9

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.

Places in and around Holmesville

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Frolick Park · 79 acres1.0 mi
  • Nichols Park · 19 acres0.8 mi
  • Homestead Corridor Trailhead · 2 acres0.5 mi
  • Charles Park · 2 acres0.3 mi
  • Astro Park · 1 acres0.9 mi
  • Roszell Park · 1 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Russ's Market0.4 mi
  • Sun Mart0.9 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Deines Pharmacy0.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Beatrice Public Library0.7 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Gage County Historical Museum0.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Municipal Auditorium0.4 mi

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.

Schools in Holmesville

Public schools here are run by Beatrice Public Schools, Educational Service Unit 05. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Beatrice Community PreschoolBeatricePre-K211Public1.7 mi
Beatrice Elementary SchoolBeatricePre-K–5798Public1.7 mi
Beatrice Middle SchoolBeatrice6–8466Public0.3 mi
Beatrice High SchoolBeatrice9–12627Public1.8 mi
Educational Service Unit 5Beatrice9–12—Alternative Education1.7 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Pauls Lutheran SchoolBeatricePre-K–598Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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