Palisade is a village in Hayes County, Nebraska, home to about 321 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 69040.
Mostly Palisade; also Hamlet
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)190 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Aurora, CO194 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX574 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Palisade; 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.
Palisade had 294 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 273rd largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Hayes County grew from 2,708 residents in 1900 to 856 in 2020.
Hayes 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 15°F. About 20.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Trenton Dam 1n, NE weather station (11 miles away).
40 jobs at 17 businesses in Hayes County. The biggest industries by number of businesses:
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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Shares ZIP codes with Hamlet.
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