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68048

ZIP 68048 is Plattsmouth, Nebraska, in Cass County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cass
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
13,435
Coordinates
40.9841, -95.9420
☼ Live from 68048 — Plattsmouth, NE

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Where 68048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68048
  • 🔢 Type 68048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 4253. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68047 (Pender, NE, 88 mi away) and 68050 (Prague, NE, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68048 becomes 84086 — and that is a real ZIP code: Woodruff, UT, 793 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06488, 08648, 08846, 40868, 46808, 48068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06488 in Southbury, CT, 1,177 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯160 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68048 and you would come out at 40.98°S, 84.06°E — 886 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 94.2 square miles of land, 68048 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,435This ZIP13,435
Households5,378This ZIP5,378
Housing units5,600This ZIP5,600
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$89,931This ZIP$89,931Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$261,600This ZIP$261,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$947This ZIP$947Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density142.6 / sq miThis ZIP142.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments272This ZIP272
Employees2,371This ZIP2,371
Annual payroll$92,064,000This ZIP$92,064,000
Tax returns filed6,400This ZIP6,400
Total adjusted gross income$535,590,000This ZIP$535,590,000

Land area

Land area94.19 sq miThis ZIP94.19 sq mi
Water area4.15 sq miThis ZIP4.15 sq mi

Other place names in 68048

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

ZIP codes near 68048

ZIPCityDistance
68409 Murray, NE 5.3 mi
51561 Pacific Junction, IA 7.1 mi
68123 Bellevue, NE 8.2 mi
68016 Cedar Creek, NE 8.7 mi
68133 Papillion, NE 9.3 mi
68113 Offutt Afb, NE 9.4 mi
68037 Louisville, NE 9.8 mi
68413 Nehawka, NE 10.5 mi
68056 St Columbans, NE 11.0 mi
68046 Papillion, NE 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68048?

68048 is in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, in Cass County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9841, -95.9420.

What county is 68048 in?

68048 lies in Cass County.

What area code is 68048?

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

What time zone is 68048 in?

68048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68048?

About 13,435 people live in ZIP code 68048, in 5,378 households, at 142.6 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 68048?

$89,931 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68048?

The closest are 68409 (5.3 mi), 51561 (7.1 mi), 68123 (8.2 mi), 68016 (8.7 mi) and 68133 (9.3 mi).

Is 68048 a PO Box ZIP code?

68048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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