Melbeta is a village in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, home to about 146 people across 0.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 69355.
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)146 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport (BFF)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO157 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX723 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Melbeta; 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.
Melbeta had 108 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 397th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Scotts Bluff County grew from 2,552 residents in 1900 to 36,084 in 2020.
Scotts Bluff 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 14°F. About 15.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Scottsbluff Heilig Ap, NE weather station (7 miles away).
12,822 jobs at 1,017 businesses in Scotts Bluff 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
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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