Town guide

Royal, Nebraska

Royal is a village in Antelope County, Nebraska, home to about 35 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 68773.

Population35250 per sq mi
Median home value$60,000Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Royal

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Royal, NE68773Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Royal

Distances

Nearest major airportEppley Airfield (OMA)136 miles away
Closer regional airportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX)89 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Omaha, NE131 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL536 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Royal; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Royal

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Royal had 58 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 530th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.

Antelope County grew from 11,344 residents in 1900 to 6,295 in 2020.

Royal population by census2000: 75, 2010: 63, 2020: 58752000632010582020

Antelope County, 1900–2020

Antelope County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,344, 1910: 14,003, 1920: 15,243, 1930: 15,206, 1940: 13,289, 1950: 11,624, 1960: 10,176, 1970: 9,047, 1980: 8,675, 1990: 7,965, 2000: 7,452, 2010: 6,685, 2020: 6,29511K’00’1015K’20’3013K’40’5010K’60’709K’80’907K’00’106K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 29.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RoyalJan: high 31°F, low 11°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 14°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 24°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 35°F, 3 in; May: high 71°F, low 48°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 59°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 63°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 60°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 51°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 37°F, 2.3 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 25°F, 1 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 15°F, 1 in31°11°Jan0.636°14°Feb0.848°24°Mar1.760°35°Apr3.071°48°May4.382°59°Jun4.386°63°Jul3.584°60°Aug3.777°51°Sep3.164°37°Oct2.348°25°Nov1.034°15°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Creighton, NE weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Antelope County

1,523 jobs at 218 businesses in Antelope County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Antelope CountyWholesale trade: 318 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 271 jobs; Retail trade: 268 jobs; Professional services: 139 jobs; Manufacturing: 113 jobs; Construction: 110 jobs; Finance and insurance: 91 jobs; Other services: 55 jobsWholesale trade 21% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 18% Professional services 9% Manufacturing 7% Construction 7% Finance and insurance 6% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Avera Creighton HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Creighton12.7 miles
  • Antelope Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Neligh16.7 miles
  • Chi Health Plainview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Plainview17.3 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Royal

Libraries

  • Royal Public Library2.2 mi

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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