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68008

ZIP 68008 is in Blair, Nebraska, in Washington County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time. Blair has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 68009.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
12,823
Coordinates
41.5406, -96.1699
☼ Live from 68008 — Blair, NE

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Where 68008 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68008
  • 🔢 Type 68008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 8501. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68007 (Bennington, NE, 12 mi away) and 68009 (Blair, NE, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68008 becomes 80086, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00688, 06088, 06880, 08068, 08086, 08608, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00688 in Sabana Hoyos, PR, 2,363 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯173 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68008 and you would come out at 41.54°S, 83.83°E — 850 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 124.0 square miles of land, 68008 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,823This ZIP12,823
Households5,059This ZIP5,059
Housing units5,209This ZIP5,209
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$89,583This ZIP$89,583Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$270,800This ZIP$270,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$942This ZIP$942Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%This ZIP38.8%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density103.4 / sq miThis ZIP103.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments442This ZIP442
Employees5,304This ZIP5,304
Annual payroll$325,612,000This ZIP$325,612,000
Tax returns filed6,080This ZIP6,080
Total adjusted gross income$644,652,000This ZIP$644,652,000

Land area

Land area124.04 sq miThis ZIP124.04 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Other place names in 68008

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ZIP codes near 68008

ZIPCityDistance
68009 Blair, NE 0.7 mi
68034 Kennard, NE 6.8 mi
68002 Arlington, NE 9.1 mi
68023 Fort Calhoun, NE 9.6 mi
68029 Herman, NE 9.7 mi
51556 Modale, IA 9.7 mi
68068 Washington, NE 10.1 mi
68007 Bennington, NE 11.6 mi
68142 Omaha, NE 12.4 mi
51555 Missouri Valley, IA 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68008?

68008 is in Blair, Nebraska, in Washington County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5406, -96.1699.

What county is 68008 in?

68008 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 68008?

Blair uses area codes 402 and 531, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68008 in?

68008 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68008?

About 12,823 people live in ZIP code 68008, in 5,059 households, at 103.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 68008?

$89,583 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68008?

The closest are 68009 (0.7 mi), 68034 (6.8 mi), 68002 (9.1 mi), 68023 (9.6 mi) and 68029 (9.7 mi).

Is 68008 a PO Box ZIP code?

68008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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