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Chalco ZIP codes, Nebraska

No ZIP code is named for Chalco, NE; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 68138. Its area codes are 402 and 531.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
10,595
Area codes
402, 531

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Chalco itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Omaha (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Chalco in numbers

About 10,595 people live in Chalco, in 4,512 households, the 17th-largest of Nebraska's 580 census places. The median household income is $85,672 a year, 12% above the Nebraska median of $76,475 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $238,600 (about the same as the Nebraska median), and median gross rent is $1,195 a month. The median age is 34.4; 37.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (34.6% across Nebraska); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population10,595Chalco10,595
Households4,512Chalco4,512
Median age34.4Chalco34.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,672Chalco$85,672Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$238,600Chalco$238,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,195Chalco$1,195Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%Chalco37.0%Nebraska34.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.1 minChalco20.1 minNebraska19.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,942 / sq miChalco3,942 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Chalco CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Chalco

These ZIP codes cover part of Chalco but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Chalco
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
68138 Omaha , NE Standard 11,713 $86,007 $237,200

Map of Chalco ZIP codes

68138

The ZIP codes of Chalco, NE, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Chalco

The nearest larger towns are La Vista (16,563 people, 3.5 mi), Papillion (25,244 people, 4.0 mi) and Omaha (488,837 people, 7.0 mi).

Towns near Chalco
TownPopulationDistance
La Vista 16,563 3.5 mi
Papillion 25,244 4.0 mi
Gretna 9,193 4.9 mi
Ralston 6,472 5.2 mi
Omaha 488,837 7.0 mi
Bellevue 64,510 10.6 mi
Offutt AFB 6,074 11.9 mi
Carter Lake, IA 3,767 13.5 mi
Valley 3,174 15.0 mi
Council Bluffs, IA 62,586 15.1 mi
Ashland 3,071 15.8 mi
Plattsmouth 6,731 17.6 mi
Glenwood, IA 5,144 22.6 mi
Blair 7,914 24.8 mi

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