Johnstown is a village in Brown County, Nebraska, home to about 12 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 69214.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)231 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)105 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE213 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL635 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Johnstown; 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.
Johnstown had 47 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 565th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Brown County grew from 3,470 residents in 1900 to 2,903 in 2020.
Brown County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 23.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ainsworth, NE weather station (10 miles away).
844 jobs at 145 businesses in Brown 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.
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