Wood Lake is a village in Cherry County, Nebraska, home to about 16 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 69221.
Homes sold for a median of $88 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Wood Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wood Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)243 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)106 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lincoln, NE224 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL647 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wood Lake; 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.
Wood Lake had 46 residents in the 2020 census, down 36% since 2000.
It’s the 558th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.
Cherry County grew from 6,541 residents in 1900 to 5,455 in 2020.
Cherry County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 23.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Valentine Nwr, NE weather station (21 miles away).
1,492 jobs at 214 businesses in Cherry 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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