Ralston is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, home to about 6,472 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 68127.
Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Omaha; part is in Ralston
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ralston. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)11 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL435 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ralston; 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.
Ralston had 6,494 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 29th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Douglas County grew from 140,590 residents in 1900 to 584,526 in 2020.
Douglas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 33.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gretna 4ne, NE weather station (8 miles away).
339,929 jobs at 16,710 businesses in Douglas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
200 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ralston.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 14 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 15 |
| Mental health providers | 107 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 42 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Public schools here are run by Ralston Public Schools, Millard Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blumfield Elementary SchoolOmaha | Pre-K–6 | 373 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Hitchcock Elementary SchoolOmaha | Pre-K–5 | 233 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Meadows Elementary SchoolOmaha | Pre-K–6 | 330 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Mockingbird Elementary SchoolOmaha | Pre-K–6 | 473 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Seymour Elementary SchoolRalston | Pre-K–6 | 286 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Wildewood Elementary SchoolRalston | Pre-K–6 | 303 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Ralston Middle SchoolRalston | 7–8 | 488 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Ralston High SchoolRalston | 9–12 | 1,024 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Gerald SchoolRalston | Pre-K–8 | 292 | Roman Catholic | 1.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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