Wellfleet is a village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, home to about 74 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 69170.
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)218 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE211 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX594 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wellfleet; 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.
Wellfleet had 72 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 479th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Lincoln County grew from 11,416 residents in 1900 to 34,676 in 2020.
Lincoln County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 21.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Curtis, NE weather station (15 miles away).
11,421 jobs at 1,018 businesses in Lincoln 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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