WhitneyNE
A town of 57, settled in 1886.
Is Whitney a good place to live?
Whitney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
57 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Whitney: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Whitney, and how to reach them.
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 Whitney.
Whitney has snowy winters and hot summers
Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 3 have a higher typical July afternoon high than Whitney. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 14° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Whitney faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Whitney’s FEMA risk score comes in at 64 of 100. 30% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 21%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Whitney is
Among adults in Whitney, 38% have obesity. Of 32 CDC measures, Whitney beats the Nebraska average on 3 and trails it on 7. In Whitney, 28% of adults feel lonely, below both the Nebraska town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). Two figures for adults in the town: 17% have been diagnosed with depression, 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Whitney | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Whitney | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 12.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Whitney stands out in Nebraska and nationally, with more of its households who live in a home they own
A typical home in Whitney is worth about $287,000, up 11.5% in a year, close to the Nebraska typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Robinson and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitney. Close and well known come first.
13 mi LandmarkFort Robinson
18 mi National forestNebraska National Forest
34 mi National MonumentAgate Fossil Beds National Monument17K visitors a year
18 mi Ancient siteHudson-Meng Bison Kill
13 mi MuseumTrailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State ParkPhoto credits
Fort Robinson: Slothus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nebraska National Forest: Bkell, Public domain · Agate Fossil Beds National Monument: The original uploader was Urban at French Wikipedia., Public domain · Hudson-Meng Bison Kill: SkybirdForever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Trailside Museum of Natural History at Fort Robinson State Park: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2
Everything we know about Whitney
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Whitney
About 7 of every 100 Whitney residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nebraska.
About Whitney
Village in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States
Whitney is a village in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Whitney had a population of 62.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,412 ft
- ZIP code
- 69367
Questions about Whitney
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whitney, NE a good place to live?
Whitney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.