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68343

ZIP 68343 is Dorchester, Nebraska, mostly in Saline County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Saline +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,008
Coordinates
40.6182, -97.1321
☼ Live from 68343 — Dorchester, NE

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Where 68343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68343
  • 🔢 Type 68343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,343 = 3 × 11 × 19 × 109. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68342 (Diller, NE, 37 mi away) and 68344 (Douglas, NE, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68343 becomes 34386, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33468, 33486, 33684, 33846, 34638, 34683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33486 in Boca Raton, FL, 1,386 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯94 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68343 and you would come out at 40.62°S, 82.87°E — 862 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 89.7 square miles of land, 68343 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,008This ZIP1,008
Households427This ZIP427
Housing units465This ZIP465
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,554This ZIP$74,554Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$173,400This ZIP$173,400Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$619This ZIP$619Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density11.2 / sq miThis ZIP11.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees93This ZIP93
Annual payroll$7,497,000This ZIP$7,497,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$34,477,000This ZIP$34,477,000

Land area

Land area89.73 sq miThis ZIP89.73 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 68343 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saline County 95.0%
Seward County 5.1%

Other place names in 68343

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ZIP codes near 68343

ZIPCityDistance
68359 Friend, NE 8.1 mi
68333 Crete, NE 9.5 mi
68405 Milford, NE 10.4 mi
68465 Wilber, NE 10.4 mi
68330 Cordova, NE 12.6 mi
68313 Beaver Crossing, NE 13.6 mi
68464 Western, NE 14.5 mi
68445 Swanton, NE 15.2 mi
68406 Milligan, NE 15.3 mi
68339 Denton, NE 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68343?

68343 is in Dorchester, Nebraska, in Saline County. Its published point location is 40.6182, -97.1321.

What county is 68343 in?

68343 spans 2 counties: Saline County and Seward County. Most of it falls in Saline 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 68343?

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

What time zone is 68343 in?

68343 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68343?

About 1,008 people live in ZIP code 68343, in 427 households, at 11.2 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 68343?

$74,554 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68343?

The closest are 68359 (8.1 mi), 68333 (9.5 mi), 68405 (10.4 mi), 68465 (10.4 mi) and 68330 (12.6 mi).

Is 68343 a PO Box ZIP code?

68343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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