Seward is a city in Seward County, Nebraska, home to about 7,678 people across 4.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68434.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Seward. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)68 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lincoln Airport (LNK)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL492 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Seward; 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.
Seward had 7,643 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.
It’s the 23rd largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Seward County grew from 15,690 residents in 1900 to 17,609 in 2020.
Seward 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 12°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Seward, NE weather station (about a mile away).
5,434 jobs at 485 businesses in Seward County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
74 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Seward.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 23 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 10 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| 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 (8 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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 Seward Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward Elementary SchoolSeward | Pre-K–4 | 558 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Seward Middle SchoolSeward | 5–8 | 416 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Seward High SchoolSeward | 9–12 | 511 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent Depaul SchoolSeward | Pre-K–6 | 41 | Roman Catholic | 1.2 mi |
| St John Lutheran SchoolSeward | K–8 | 182 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.6 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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