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68042

ZIP 68042 is Memphis, Nebraska, in Saunders County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Saunders
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
130
Coordinates
41.0937, -96.4364
☼ Live from 68042 — Memphis, NE

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Where 68042 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68042
  • 🔢 Type 68042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,042 = 2 × 13 × 2617. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100111001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68041 (Mead, NE, 11 mi away) and 68044 (Nickerson, NE, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68042 becomes 24086 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eggleston, VA, 885 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04628 in Dennysville, ME, 1,489 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯143 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68042 and you would come out at 41.09°S, 83.56°E — 862 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 0.858 square miles of land, 68042 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 415 football fields.
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People and housing

Population130This ZIP130
Households46This ZIP46
Housing units65This ZIP65
Median age23.7This ZIP23.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,750This ZIP$73,750Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$168,800This ZIP$168,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%This ZIP6.2%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density151.5 / sq miThis ZIP151.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 68042

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

ZIP codes near 68042

ZIPCityDistance
68003 Ashland, NE 3.3 mi
68033 Ithaca, NE 5.2 mi
68366 Greenwood, NE 7.7 mi
68028 Gretna, NE 9.1 mi
68073 Yutan, NE 10.1 mi
68041 Mead, NE 10.6 mi
68462 Waverly, NE 10.7 mi
68066 Wahoo, NE 11.4 mi
68058 South Bend, NE 11.8 mi
68069 Waterloo, NE 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68042?

68042 is in Memphis, Nebraska, in Saunders County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0937, -96.4364.

What county is 68042 in?

68042 lies in Saunders County.

What area code is 68042?

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

What time zone is 68042 in?

68042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68042?

About 130 people live in ZIP code 68042, in 46 households, at 151.5 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 68042?

$73,750 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68042?

The closest are 68003 (3.3 mi), 68033 (5.2 mi), 68366 (7.7 mi), 68028 (9.1 mi) and 68073 (10.1 mi).

Is 68042 a PO Box ZIP code?

68042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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