Town guide

Wahoo, Nebraska

Wahoo is a city in Saunders County, Nebraska, home to about 4,929 people across 2.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68066.

Homes sold for a median of $166 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4,9291,682 per sq mi
Median home value$243,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$166Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wahoo

1 ZIP code

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Around Wahoo

Distances

Nearest major airportEppley Airfield (OMA)38 miles away
Closer regional airportLincoln Airport (LNK)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Lincoln, NE28 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL464 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wahoo

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

Wahoo had 4,818 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.

It’s the 35th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.

Saunders County grew from 22,085 residents in 1900 to 22,278 in 2020.

Wahoo population by census2000: 3,942, 2010: 4,508, 2020: 4,8183,94220004,50820104,8182020

Saunders County, 1900–2020

Saunders County population, 1900 to 20201900: 22,085, 1910: 21,179, 1920: 20,589, 1930: 20,167, 1940: 17,892, 1950: 16,923, 1960: 17,270, 1970: 17,018, 1980: 18,716, 1990: 18,285, 2000: 19,830, 2010: 20,780, 2020: 22,27822K’00’1021K’20’3018K’40’5017K’60’7019K’80’9020K’00’1022K’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 13°F. About 31.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WahooJan: high 32°F, low 13°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 17°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 27°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 38°F, 3.2 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 62°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 52°F, 2.9 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 40°F, 2.2 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 28°F, 1.2 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 18°F, 1.1 in32°13°Jan0.837°17°Feb0.950°27°Mar1.862°38°Apr3.273°50°May4.983°61°Jun4.886°64°Jul3.584°62°Aug4.277°52°Sep2.964°40°Oct2.249°28°Nov1.236°18°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Weston 3nw, NE weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Saunders County

4,397 jobs at 604 businesses in Saunders County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Saunders CountyHealth care and social assistance: 709 jobs; Construction: 669 jobs; Retail trade: 668 jobs; Manufacturing: 429 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 416 jobs; Wholesale trade: 311 jobs; Other services: 286 jobs; Finance and insurance: 209 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Construction 15% Retail trade 15% Manufacturing 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Wholesale trade 7% Other services 7% Finance and insurance 5%

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

Health care

48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wahoo.

Nearest hospitals

  • Saunders Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · WahooUnder a mile
  • Methodist Fremont HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Fremont17.9 miles
  • Chi Health LakesideGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Omaha23.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors1
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants11
Mental health providers7
Physical and occupational therapists17
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies8

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.

Places in and around Wahoo

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Hackberry Park · 24 acres0.6 mi
  • Placek Park · 6 acres0.7 mi
  • Cooks Park · 3 acres0.8 mi
  • Smith Park · 3 acres0.3 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Sun Mart Foods0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Urban Clinic Pharmacy1.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Wahoo Public Library<0.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Saunders County Historical Museum0.3 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1870.

Notable people born here

  • George Wells Beadle (1903) · American geneticist (1903-1989)
  • Darryl F. Zanuck (1902) · American film producer (1902–1979)
  • Howard Hanson (1896) · American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist (1896–1981)
  • Sam Crawford (1880) · American Hall of Fame baseball player and coach (1880–1968)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Wahoo

Public schools here are run by Wahoo Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Wahoo Elementary SchoolWahooPre-K–5475Public1.0 mi
Wahoo Pre-SchoolWahooPre-K46Public1.0 mi
Wahoo Middle SchoolWahoo6–8226Public1.0 mi
Wahoo High SchoolWahoo9–12341Public1.0 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Wenceslaus SchoolWahooPre-K–6261Roman Catholic0.4 mi
Bishop Neumann High SchoolWahoo7–12261Roman Catholic0.5 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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