FontanelleNE
Today 60 people live in this town, first settled in 1855.
Is Fontanelle a good place to live?
Fontanelle’s age of the median resident is 64.2 years, against 37.5 years in Nebraska’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Fontanelle. Fontanelle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
60 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fontanelle.
The biggest natural risk in Fontanelle is inland flooding, at a high overall level
In Fontanelle, the FEMA hazard score is 76 of 100. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Fontanelle
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 13°; snowfall runs to about 32 inches a winter. Expect cold, snowy winters and warm summers in Fontanelle.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Nebraska and the rest of the country, more of Fontanelle’s adults have high blood pressure
Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Fontanelle. 17% of Fontanelle adults have been diagnosed with depression. In Fontanelle, 14% of adults binge drink, and 25% feel lonely.
| Fontanelle | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| What stands out | Fontanelle | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.7% | 9.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fontanelle
Moving to Fontanelle: who provides what
Fontanelle is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fontanelle
About 0 of every 100 Fontanelle residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
About Fontanelle
Census-designated place in Washington County, Nebraska, United States
Fontanelle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fontanelle had a population of 67.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,085 ft
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