ZIP Code 69212 — Crookston village, NE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 69212 covers Crookston, NE in Cherry County with a population of about 347.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.9 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 402, 531, 605; U.S. House district NE-3; the DENVER media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 56.2%; unemployment rate near 1.7%; 33.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (roughly in line with the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Wholesale trade, and Utilities; about 15.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (roughly in line with the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 49.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $99 (about 91% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 45.7% (about 19.7 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Crookston village, NE as Very Low (composite score 13.6), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (88.4) and flood (15.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Crookston village, NE show little to no average snow and around 22.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 22 for ZIP 69212 (Crookston village, NE) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.