West Point is a city in Cuming County, Nebraska, home to about 3,471 people across 2.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68788.
Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX)42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL465 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West Point; 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.
West Point had 3,500 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 44th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Cuming County grew from 14,584 residents in 1900 to 9,013 in 2020.
Cuming 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 11°F. About 30.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 29 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, W Pt, NE weather station (about a mile away).
2,804 jobs at 332 businesses in Cuming County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
56 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Point.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 14 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 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.
Established in 1857.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by West Point Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Elementary SchoolWest Point | Pre-K–4 | 334 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| West Point - Beemer Middle SchoolWest Point | 5–8 | 181 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| West Point-Beemer High SchoolWest Point | 9–12 | 225 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Angels Central Catholic High SchoolWest Point | Pre-K–12 | 364 | Roman Catholic | 1.2 mi |
| Guardian Angels Elementary SchoolWest Point | Pre-K–6 | 213 | Roman Catholic | 1.3 mi |
| St Paul Lutheran SchoolWest Point | Pre-K–8 | 43 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.1 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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