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68028

ZIP 68028 is Gretna, Nebraska, in Sarpy County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sarpy
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
17,529
Coordinates
41.1069, -96.2618
☼ Live from 68028 — Gretna, NE

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Where 68028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68028
  • 🔢 Type 68028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,028 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5669. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100110111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68026 (Fremont, NE, 26 mi away) and 68029 (Herman, NE, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68028 becomes 82086, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02886, 06828, 08628, 08826, 08862, 20688, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02886 in Warwick, RI, 1,282 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯150 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68028 and you would come out at 41.11°S, 83.74°E — 868 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 63.0 square miles of land, 68028 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,529This ZIP17,529
Households5,750This ZIP5,750
Housing units5,830This ZIP5,830
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$143,604This ZIP$143,604Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$407,400This ZIP$407,400Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,546This ZIP$1,546Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%This ZIP52.9%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density278.3 / sq miThis ZIP278.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments560This ZIP560
Employees5,503This ZIP5,503
Annual payroll$260,456,000This ZIP$260,456,000
Tax returns filed7,920This ZIP7,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,080,767,000This ZIP$1,080,767,000

Land area

Land area62.99 sq miThis ZIP62.99 sq mi
Water area2.52 sq miThis ZIP2.52 sq mi

Other place names in 68028

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ZIP codes near 68028

ZIPCityDistance
68136 Omaha, NE 5.6 mi
68059 Springfield, NE 6.1 mi
68003 Ashland, NE 6.7 mi
68058 South Bend, NE 7.2 mi
68138 Omaha, NE 7.5 mi
68135 Omaha, NE 7.7 mi
68042 Memphis, NE 9.1 mi
68130 Omaha, NE 9.4 mi
68069 Waterloo, NE 9.7 mi
68137 Omaha, NE 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68028?

68028 is in Gretna, Nebraska, in Sarpy County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1069, -96.2618.

What county is 68028 in?

68028 lies in Sarpy County.

What area code is 68028?

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

What time zone is 68028 in?

68028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68028?

About 17,529 people live in ZIP code 68028, in 5,750 households, at 278.3 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 68028?

$143,604 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68028?

The closest are 68136 (5.6 mi), 68059 (6.1 mi), 68003 (6.7 mi), 68058 (7.2 mi) and 68138 (7.5 mi).

Is 68028 a PO Box ZIP code?

68028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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