Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — STATE/NE/COUNTY/THURSTON

Thurston County, NE ZIP codes

There are 7 ZIP codes in Thurston County, NE, in 7 towns, from 68039 to 68733. The largest are 68047 (Pender), 68071 (Winnebago) and 68733 (Emerson).

The county seat is Pender.

ZIP codes
7
Towns
7
County seat
Pender
County FIPS
31173
Population
6,627
Median household income
$69,177
Land area
394 sq mi

Thurston County ZIP codes by town

Pender (county seat)
68047

Each ZIP code is listed under the county most of its land lies in and the town the Postal Service names it for; a ZIP code's own page shows exactly how it is split.

Map of Thurston County ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Thurston County, 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.

Thurston County in numbers

About 6,627 people live in Thurston County, in 1,990 households, the 44th most populous of Nebraska's 93 counties. The median household income is $69,177 a year, 10% below the Nebraska median of $76,475 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,600 (52% below the Nebraska median), and median gross rent is $699 a month. The median age is 29.2; 22.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (34.6% across Nebraska); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population6,627Thurston6,627
Households1,990Thurston1,990
Median age29.2Thurston29.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,177Thurston$69,177Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$114,600Thurston$114,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$699Thurston$699Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%Thurston22.2%Nebraska34.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.3 minThurston21.3 minNebraska19.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density17 / sq miThurston17 / sq mi

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

Largest towns in Thurston County

Largest towns in Thurston County
TownZIP codesPopulation
Pender 1 1,379
Winnebago 1 1,058
Emerson 1 885
Walthill 1 812
Macy 1 637
Rosalie 1 247
Thurston 1 100

Population of the census place of that name where there is one, otherwise of the ZIP codes the Postal Service addresses by it. A town's ZIP codes can reach past the county line.

Neighbouring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Thurston County.

Not sure you are in Thurston County? What county am I in? answers from your location, near a county line included.

Every ZIP code in Thurston County, with figures

ZIP codes in Thurston County
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
68039 Macy , NE Standard 793 $46,313 $55,900
68047 Pender , NE Standard 2,094 $87,375 $217,000
68055 Rosalie , NE Standard 315 $62,292 $48,900
68062 Thurston , NE Standard 267 $72,292 $131,300
68067 Walthill , NE Standard 1,068 $67,159 $54,600
68071 Winnebago , NE Standard 2,159 $67,632 $87,400
68733 Emerson , NE Standard 1,101 $64,479 $132,600

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Thurston County ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/state/ne/county/thurston

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.