{"id":5989,"date":"2023-07-18T22:29:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5989"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:14","slug":"deuel-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/deuel-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Deuel County, Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deuel County is a county in Nebraska, United States, on the state&#8217;s high plains along the South Platte River corridor. It had a population of 1,838 at the 2020 census and covers 440 square miles (1,100 km2) of land centred near 41\u00b007\u2032N 102\u00b020\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Chappell is the county seat and its postal code is 69129. The county has one city, one village and one unincorporated community. Deuel County observes Mountain Time, unlike most of Nebraska, because of its far-western location. Its FIPS code is 31049.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Deuel County<\/h2>\n<p>Deuel County has three named places: one city (the county seat), one incorporated village and one unincorporated community. The table below gives each place&#8217;s type and, where verified, its 2020 population and ZIP code.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Chappell<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>69129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Big Springs<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>69122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Barton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two entries from older lists of the county \u2014 &#8220;Mobile Manor Trailer Park&#8221; and &#8220;Stahr Trailer Court&#8221; \u2014 are small residential trailer courts near Chappell rather than separately platted places; they are not carried over here as standalone settlements.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>69129 &mdash; Chappell (also serves Barton and the surrounding rural county)<\/li>\n<li>69122 &mdash; Big Springs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Deuel County sits on the semi-arid high plains of the Nebraska Panhandle, split by the South Platte River valley, with Interstate 80 and Interstate 76 crossing near Big Springs and Chappell. Most of the county&#8217;s land area is dryland and irrigated farm ground, with sandhill terrain toward the north. The county is bordered by <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/garden-county\/\">Garden County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/keith-county\/\">Keith County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/perkins-county\/\">Perkins County<\/a> to the southeast, Sedgwick County, Colorado to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cheyenne-county-nebraska\/\">Cheyenne County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Deuel County had 1,838 residents at the 2020 census, down from a peak of 3,992 in 1930. Chappell, the county seat, holds roughly two-thirds of the county&#8217;s population, with Big Springs the second-largest community. County-level median household income figures are not independently verified here; Nebraska&#8217;s statewide 2023 ACS median household income was $74,590, and rural panhandle counties like Deuel typically run below that figure. Population density is about 4 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture \u2014 dryland and irrigated wheat, corn and cattle ranching \u2014 is the base of Deuel County&#8217;s economy, supplemented by grain elevators and highway-oriented trucking and travel services along the Interstate 80\/76 corridor. Chappell Public Schools serves as the county&#8217;s main school district.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Deuel County was organized in 1889 and named for Harry Porter Deuel, a superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad, whose line through Chappell and Big Springs shaped the county&#8217;s early settlement. The county&#8217;s population grew with homesteading and rail traffic through the early 20th century, then declined steadily after 1930 as farms consolidated and mechanized.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 30 run east&ndash;west through the county, with Interstate 76 and U.S. Route 385 meeting near Big Springs and Nebraska Highway 27 running north from Chappell.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sidney, Nebraska &mdash; about 20 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Ogallala, Nebraska &mdash; about 20 miles east<\/li>\n<li>North Platte, Nebraska &mdash; about 80 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Denver, Colorado &mdash; about 150 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Western Nebraska Regional Airport in Scottsbluff, roughly 90 miles northwest; Cheyenne Regional Airport in Wyoming is a similar distance southwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Deuel County, Nebraska?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the Nebraska Panhandle, along Interstate 80 and the South Platte River, bordering Colorado to the south.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Deuel County?<\/strong><br \/>1,838 people at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Deuel County?<\/strong><br \/>440 square miles (1,100 km2) of land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Deuel County?<\/strong><br \/>Chappell is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Deuel County?<\/strong><br \/>One city (Chappell), one village (Big Springs) and one unincorporated community (Barton).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Deuel County?<\/strong><br \/>69129 (Chappell) and 69122 (Big Springs).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why does Deuel County keep Mountain Time?<\/strong><br \/>Its far-western location on the Nebraska Panhandle places it in the Mountain Time zone, unlike most of the state.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/nebraska\/\">Towns and villages in Nebraska<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deuel County is a county in Nebraska, United States, on the state&#8217;s high plains along the South Platte River corridor. It had a population of 1,838 at the 2020 census and covers 440 square miles (1,100 km2) of land centred near 41\u00b007\u2032N 102\u00b020\u2032W. Chappell is the county seat and its postal code is 69129. 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