68309
ZIP 68309 is Barneston, Nebraska, in Gage County; area code 402; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Gage
- Metro area
- Beatrice, NE
- Population
- 117
- Coordinates
- 40.0491, -96.5729
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Where 68309 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.
- 🔢 Type 68309 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOEBg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 68,309 = 83 × 823. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000101011010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68307 (Avoca, NE, 56 mi away) and 68310 (Beatrice, NE, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 68309 becomes 90386, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03869, 03896, 06389, 09683, 09836, 36089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09683 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,377 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
- 🎯107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68309 and you would come out at 40.05°S, 83.43°E — 911 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 0.223 square miles of land, 68309 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 108 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 117This ZIP117 |
|---|---|
| Households | 47This ZIP47 |
| Housing units | 61This ZIP61 |
| Median age | 61.5This ZIP61.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,583This ZIP$49,583Nebraska$76,475US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 1.0%This ZIP1.0% |
| Population density | 524.7 / sq miThis ZIP524.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 68309
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 68309
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
68466 | Wymore, NE | 3.9 mi |
68381 | Liberty, NE | 5.2 mi |
66518 | Oketo, KS | 5.9 mi |
68318 | Blue Springs, NE | 8.9 mi |
68323 | Burchard, NE | 11.9 mi |
68458 | Virginia, NE | 12.9 mi |
66541 | Summerfield, KS | 13.1 mi |
68415 | Odell, NE | 13.2 mi |
66406 | Beattie, KS | 13.4 mi |
66508 | Marysville, KS | 13.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 68309?
68309 is in Barneston, Nebraska, in Gage County, part of the Beatrice, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0491, -96.5729.
What county is 68309 in?
68309 lies in Gage County.
What area code is 68309?
Barneston uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 68309 in?
68309 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 68309?
About 117 people live in ZIP code 68309, in 47 households, at 524.7 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 68309?
$49,583 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.
What ZIP codes are near 68309?
The closest are 68466 (3.9 mi), 68381 (5.2 mi), 66518 (5.9 mi), 68318 (8.9 mi) and 68323 (11.9 mi).
Is 68309 a PO Box ZIP code?
68309 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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