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68331

ZIP 68331 is Cortland, Nebraska, in Gage County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gage
Metro area
Beatrice, NE
Population
1,002
Coordinates
40.4729, -96.7148
☼ Live from 68331 — Cortland, NE

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Where 68331 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68331
  • 🔢 Type 68331 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEEBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,331 = 3 × 22777. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68330 (Cordova, NE, 37 mi away) and 68332 (Crab Orchard, NE, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68331 becomes 13386, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13368, 13638, 13683, 13863, 16833, 18336, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33186 in Miami, FL, 1,388 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯108 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68331 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 83.29°E — 884 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 48.6 square miles of land, 68331 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,002This ZIP1,002
Households414This ZIP414
Housing units414This ZIP414
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$96,250This ZIP$96,250Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$313,900This ZIP$313,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,075This ZIP$1,075Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees119This ZIP119
Annual payroll$4,754,000This ZIP$4,754,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$41,934,000This ZIP$41,934,000

Land area

Land area48.58 sq miThis ZIP48.58 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 68331

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

ZIP codes near 68331

ZIPCityDistance
68422 Pickrell, NE 5.9 mi
68328 Clatonia, NE 6.6 mi
68358 Firth, NE 6.9 mi
68368 Hallam, NE 7.6 mi
68301 Adams, NE 10.0 mi
68404 Martell, NE 10.5 mi
68438 Sprague, NE 10.7 mi
68372 Hickman, NE 10.8 mi
68341 De Witt, NE 12.3 mi
68419 Panama, NE 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68331?

68331 is in Cortland, Nebraska, in Gage County, part of the Beatrice, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4729, -96.7148.

What county is 68331 in?

68331 lies in Gage County.

What area code is 68331?

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

What time zone is 68331 in?

68331 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68331?

About 1,002 people live in ZIP code 68331, in 414 households, at 20.6 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 68331?

$96,250 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68331?

The closest are 68422 (5.9 mi), 68328 (6.6 mi), 68358 (6.9 mi), 68368 (7.6 mi) and 68301 (10 mi).

Is 68331 a PO Box ZIP code?

68331 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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