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Keystone
Nebraska›Keith County

KeystoneNE

A town in Nebraska.

Keystone Community Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
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Keystone, NE · Keystone Community Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0

Is Keystone a good place to live?

Only 5 of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare have a higher peak summer temperature than Keystone. Keystone Community Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Keystone yet; the figures below are still real.

Keystone Community Church
Keystone Community Church · National Register of Historic Places
Keystone’s story

135 years in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1891Keystone is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Keystone: who provides what

Keystone is unincorporated, so Keith County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMidwest Electric Member12.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKeith CountyKeith County provides services here
SchoolsOgallala Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Nebraska you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person until 11 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereKeith County ClerkKeith County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code6914469144 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Keystone.

Climate

Keystone: four seasons and hot summers

Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 15°; snowfall runs to about 25 inches a winter. Summers in Keystone are warm, and winters chilly, with very little rain.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–41°
Spring35–62°
Summer59–87°
Fall37–65°
Oct 12
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Keystone than in most of Nebraska or the rest of the country

14% of adults have diabetes in Keystone, above both the Nebraska town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Keystone. In Keystone, 13% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Also worth knowing: only 5 of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Keystone.

KeystoneNebraska townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)13%18%23%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)25%30%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%14%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)21%19%16%
32 measures vs. Nebraska
4 better22 too close to call6 worse
What stands outKeystoneNE
Fewer adults with depression13%18.3%
Fewer adults in frequent mental distress11.5%14.1%
More adults with heart disease9%6.1%
Ogallala Community Hospital
8.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Keystone: inland flooding

FEMA puts 31% of Keystone’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to hail. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Keystone

12pages on Keystone
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Keystone; the nearest are

Questions about Keystone

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Keystone, NE a good place to live?

We don’t grade Keystone yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Nebraska.