Waterbury is a village in Dixon County, Nebraska, home to about 95 people across 0.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68785.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)91 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE90 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL466 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Waterbury; 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.
Waterbury had 72 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 461st largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Dixon County grew from 10,535 residents in 1900 to 5,606 in 2020.
Dixon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Concord, NE weather station (13 miles away).
1,171 jobs at 107 businesses in Dixon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Waterbury.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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.
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