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68318

ZIP 68318 is Blue Springs, Nebraska, in Gage County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gage
Metro area
Beatrice, NE
Population
572
Coordinates
40.1649, -96.6486
☼ Live from 68318 — Blue Springs, NE

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Where 68318 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68318
  • 🔢 Type 68318 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIEBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,318 = 2 × 34159. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68317 (Bennet, NE, 36 mi away) and 68319 (Bradshaw, NE, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68318 becomes 81386, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16388, 16838, 38168, 38186, 38618, 61883, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83816 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, 1,124 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯105 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68318 and you would come out at 40.16°S, 83.35°E — 902 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 42.8 square miles of land, 68318 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population572This ZIP572
Households201This ZIP201
Housing units262This ZIP262
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,179This ZIP$65,179Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$69,400This ZIP$69,400Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,109This ZIP$1,109Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density13.4 / sq miThis ZIP13.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees63This ZIP63
Annual payroll$1,509,000This ZIP$1,509,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$10,356,000This ZIP$10,356,000

Land area

Land area42.76 sq miThis ZIP42.76 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Other place names in 68318

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ZIP codes near 68318

ZIPCityDistance
68466 Wymore, NE 6.8 mi
68310 Beatrice, NE 7.9 mi
68309 Barneston, NE 8.9 mi
68458 Virginia, NE 9.3 mi
68381 Liberty, NE 10.8 mi
68357 Filley, NE 11.5 mi
68415 Odell, NE 11.6 mi
68380 Lewiston, NE 13.9 mi
66518 Oketo, KS 14.7 mi
68323 Burchard, NE 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68318?

68318 is in Blue Springs, Nebraska, in Gage County, part of the Beatrice, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1649, -96.6486.

What county is 68318 in?

68318 lies in Gage County.

What area code is 68318?

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

What time zone is 68318 in?

68318 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68318?

About 572 people live in ZIP code 68318, in 201 households, at 13.4 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 68318?

$65,179 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68318?

The closest are 68466 (6.8 mi), 68310 (7.9 mi), 68309 (8.9 mi), 68458 (9.3 mi) and 68381 (10.8 mi).

Is 68318 a PO Box ZIP code?

68318 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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