Hazard, Nebraska

About Hazard

Hazard is a tiny community in central Nebraska counting 58 people who proudly call it home.

Hazard holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 223 residents per square mile.

📰 Hazard News Today

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Hazard, Nebraska - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 19
• Hazard, NE Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Michael Gillming Obituary Feb 24, 2026 Govier Brothers Mortuary & Crematory · Feb 24
• Hazard man sentenced for fatal crash that killed two KHGI · Jun 17
• Hazard man sentenced in Clay County crash case that killed woman, 8-year-old KSNB · Jun 17

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Hazard Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 58 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Part of the fabric of Nebraska — one of 593 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hazard

• Ark Park reviews ★
• Litchfield Recreation Grounds reviews ★

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🌤️ Current Weather

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