| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 402 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:23 PM |
| Population: | 187 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31031 |
| Land Area: | 3,482 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.6140, -100.4301 |
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5,365 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 3,482 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,407 to 5,365 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.8% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 69218 (Merriman, $78,672 median) and poorest ZIP 69221 (Wood Lake, $53,438) are 73.8 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $96,300 in 69221 (Wood Lake) to $232,100 in 69220 (Sparks).
Density varies 15× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 69221 (Wood Lake) to 3 in 69201 (Valentine).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.3% bachelor's+ in 69220 (Sparks) to 29.3% in 69221 (Wood Lake) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #106 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #99 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,559 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (885 of 3,800 reporting).
9 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Cherry County lost 57.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69201 | Valentine | Standard | 4,012 | $62,101 | 1,349.9 | 0.3% |
| 69218 | Merriman | Standard | 429 | $78,672 | 425.0 | 182.2% |
| 69212 | Crookston | Standard | 315 | — | 149.9 | 1.9% |
| 69216 | Kilgore | Standard | 221 | $53,500 | 144.5 | 48.3% |
| 69211 | Cody | Standard | 201 | $74,688 | 580.2 | -44.0% |
| 69221 | Wood Lake | Standard | 64 | $53,438 | 322.3 | -66.8% |
| 69220 | Sparks | Standard | 54 | — | 127.8 | 38.5% |
| 69219 | Nenzel | Standard | 40 | — | 313.2 | -57.9% |
| 69135 | Elsmere | Standard | 29 | — | 69.3 | -74.1% |