Mason City is a village in Custer County, Nebraska, home to about 189 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68855.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)177 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE139 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX596 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mason City; 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.
Mason City had 151 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 360th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Custer County grew from 19,758 residents in 1900 to 10,545 in 2020.
Custer 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 13°F. About 26.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mason City, NE weather station (3 miles away).
3,119 jobs at 370 businesses in Custer 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 Mason City.
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.
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