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68018

ZIP 68018 is Colon, Nebraska, in Saunders County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Saunders
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
508
Coordinates
41.3021, -96.6152
☼ Live from 68018 — Colon, NE

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Where 68018 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68018
  • 🔢 Type 68018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,018 = 2 × 71 × 479. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68017 (Ceresco, NE, 17 mi away) and 68019 (Craig, NE, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68018 becomes 81086, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01886, 06881, 08618, 08816, 08861, 18068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01886 in Westford, MA, 1,292 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯145 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68018 and you would come out at 41.30°S, 83.38°E — 845 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 44.7 square miles of land, 68018 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population508This ZIP508
Households173This ZIP173
Housing units173This ZIP173
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,141This ZIP$94,141Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$302,200This ZIP$302,200Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,094This ZIP$1,094Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%This ZIP42.7%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density11.4 / sq miThis ZIP11.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$3,353,000This ZIP$3,353,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$21,781,000This ZIP$21,781,000

Land area

Land area44.67 sq miThis ZIP44.67 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 68018

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 68018

ZIPCityDistance
68015 Cedar Bluffs, NE 6.1 mi
68040 Malmo, NE 6.6 mi
68041 Mead, NE 7.6 mi
68066 Wahoo, NE 8.1 mi
68026 Fremont, NE 10.9 mi
68648 Morse Bluff, NE 11.0 mi
68073 Yutan, NE 11.2 mi
68025 Fremont, NE 11.4 mi
68050 Prague, NE 11.8 mi
68070 Weston, NE 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68018?

68018 is in Colon, Nebraska, in Saunders County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3021, -96.6152.

What county is 68018 in?

68018 lies in Saunders County.

What area code is 68018?

Colon uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68018 in?

68018 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68018?

About 508 people live in ZIP code 68018, in 173 households, at 11.4 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 68018?

$94,141 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68018?

The closest are 68015 (6.1 mi), 68040 (6.6 mi), 68041 (7.6 mi), 68066 (8.1 mi) and 68026 (10.9 mi).

Is 68018 a PO Box ZIP code?

68018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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