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68069

ZIP 68069 is Waterloo, Nebraska, mostly in Douglas County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas +1 more
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
3,207
Coordinates
41.2411, -96.3159
☼ Live from 68069 — Waterloo, NE

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Where 68069 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68069
  • 🔢 Type 68069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,069 = 43 × 1583. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68068 (Washington, NE, 12 mi away) and 68070 (Weston, NE, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68069 becomes 96086 — and that is a real ZIP code: Seiad Valley, CA, 1,388 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06896, 09866, 60689, 60968, 68960, 96068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09866 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,318 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯154 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68069 and you would come out at 41.24°S, 83.68°E — 859 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 29.8 square miles of land, 68069 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,207This ZIP3,207
Households1,377This ZIP1,377
Housing units1,486This ZIP1,486
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$111,974This ZIP$111,974Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$365,100This ZIP$365,100Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,382This ZIP$1,382Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.5%This ZIP40.5%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density107.6 / sq miThis ZIP107.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments101This ZIP101
Employees833This ZIP833
Annual payroll$52,464,000This ZIP$52,464,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$428,009,000This ZIP$428,009,000

Land area

Land area29.81 sq miThis ZIP29.81 sq mi
Water area4.74 sq miThis ZIP4.74 sq mi

Counties 68069 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Douglas County 89.3%
Sarpy County 10.7%

Other place names in 68069

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ZIP codes near 68069

ZIPCityDistance
68022 Elkhorn, NE 4.3 mi
68073 Yutan, NE 5.2 mi
68130 Omaha, NE 6.2 mi
68135 Omaha, NE 6.8 mi
68118 Omaha, NE 7.3 mi
68064 Valley, NE 7.5 mi
68136 Omaha, NE 8.4 mi
68116 Omaha, NE 8.7 mi
68041 Mead, NE 9.2 mi
68010 Boys Town, NE 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68069?

68069 is in Waterloo, Nebraska, in Douglas County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2411, -96.3159.

What county is 68069 in?

68069 spans 2 counties: Douglas County and Sarpy County. Most of it falls in Douglas County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 68069?

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

What time zone is 68069 in?

68069 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68069?

About 3,207 people live in ZIP code 68069, in 1,377 households, at 107.6 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 68069?

$111,974 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68069?

The closest are 68022 (4.3 mi), 68073 (5.2 mi), 68130 (6.2 mi), 68135 (6.8 mi) and 68118 (7.3 mi).

Is 68069 a PO Box ZIP code?

68069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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