Pilger is a village in Stanton County, Nebraska, home to about 382 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68768.
Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pilger. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)77 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL483 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pilger; 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.
Pilger had 240 residents in the 2020 census, down 37% since 2000.
It’s the 243rd largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Stanton County grew from 6,959 residents in 1900 to 5,842 in 2020.
Stanton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 26.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stanton 7ne, NE weather station (7 miles away).
979 jobs at 104 businesses in Stanton 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
Museums
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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