Riverdale is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, home to about 307 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68870.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)173 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR)12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE130 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX572 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Riverdale; 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.
Riverdale had 247 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 281st largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Buffalo County grew from 20,254 residents in 1900 to 50,084 in 2020.
Buffalo 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 14°F. About 25.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kearney 4 Ne, NE weather station (12 miles away).
23,423 jobs at 1,777 businesses in Buffalo 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.
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