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ZIP codes starting with 686

ZIP codes
43
States
NE
Largest city
Columbus, NE
Population
74,856

The first three digits of a ZIP code identify a sectional center facility — the postal processing plant that sorts mail for the area. It is a mail-routing grouping, not an administrative boundary.

Every ZIP code in 686xx

ZIP codes starting with 686
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
68601 Columbus , NE Standard 30,944 $68,480 $221,900
68602 Columbus , NE No street area — — —
68620 Albion , NE Standard 2,986 $83,450 $231,700
68621 Ames , NE Standard 204 $93,235 —
68622 Bartlett , NE Standard 427 $77,917 $168,800
68623 Belgrade , NE Standard 356 $69,167 —
68624 Bellwood , NE Standard 1,009 $69,167 $195,000
68626 Brainard , NE Standard 563 $96,250 $258,700
68627 Cedar Rapids , NE Standard 802 $72,159 $136,400
68628 Clarks , NE Standard 848 $58,438 $183,600
68629 Clarkson , NE Standard 1,336 $78,438 $132,800
68631 Creston , NE Standard 337 $86,750 $200,000
68632 David City , NE Standard 3,942 $70,242 $176,400
68633 Dodge , NE Standard 930 $82,125 $209,000
68634 Duncan , NE Standard 635 $74,125 $165,000
68635 Dwight , NE Standard 456 $81,563 $215,000
68636 Elgin , NE Standard 1,224 $78,056 $113,800
68637 Ericson , NE Standard 317 $73,750 $160,700
68638 Fullerton , NE Standard 1,664 $56,917 $144,500
68640 Genoa , NE Standard 1,212 $68,036 $142,400
68641 Howells , NE Standard 939 $80,625 $122,100
68642 Humphrey , NE Standard 1,628 $93,798 $266,400
68643 Leigh , NE Standard 1,019 $77,125 $156,900
68644 Lindsay , NE Standard 762 $81,750 $298,100
68647 Monroe , NE Standard 702 $103,038 $205,400
68648 Morse Bluff , NE Standard 349 $85,214 $370,000
68649 North Bend , NE Standard 1,748 $87,132 $231,700
68651 Osceola , NE Standard 1,364 $78,487 $191,300
68652 Petersburg , NE Standard 630 $79,271 $120,100
68653 Platte Center , NE Standard 748 $99,500 $222,900
68654 Polk , NE Standard 569 $64,643 $115,700
68655 Primrose , NE Standard 112 $84,167 $119,600
68658 Rising City , NE Standard 604 $103,125 $213,700
68659 Rogers , NE Standard 220 $67,500 —
68660 Saint Edward , NE Standard 893 $55,577 $138,500
68661 Schuyler , NE Standard 7,459 $83,279 $155,200
68662 Shelby , NE Standard 1,088 $89,706 $168,900
68663 Silver Creek , NE Standard 782 $57,333 $210,500
68664 Snyder , NE Standard 293 $87,917 $91,700
68665 Spalding , NE Standard 638 $70,000 $146,500
68666 Stromsburg , NE Standard 1,514 $63,529 $177,200
68667 Surprise , NE Standard 110 $120,625 $295,500
68669 Ulysses , NE Standard 493 $86,397 $122,500

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