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68349

ZIP 68349 is Elmwood, Nebraska, in Cass County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cass
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
1,224
Coordinates
40.8316, -96.2969
☼ Live from 68349 — Elmwood, NE

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Where 68349 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68349
  • 🔢 Type 68349 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhEBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,349 = 3 × 22783. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68348 (Elk Creek, NE, 38 mi away) and 68350 (Endicott, NE, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68349 becomes 94386, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 36849, 38469, 38649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,084 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯139 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68349 and you would come out at 40.83°S, 83.70°E — 880 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 48.4 square miles of land, 68349 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,224This ZIP1,224
Households505This ZIP505
Housing units527This ZIP527
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$76,369This ZIP$76,369Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$218,200This ZIP$218,200Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$730This ZIP$730Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density25.3 / sq miThis ZIP25.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees130This ZIP130
Annual payroll$5,283,000This ZIP$5,283,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$48,164,000This ZIP$48,164,000

Land area

Land area48.42 sq miThis ZIP48.42 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 68349

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ZIP codes near 68349

ZIPCityDistance
68304 Alvo, NE 6.1 mi
68347 Eagle, NE 6.5 mi
68407 Murdock, NE 6.5 mi
68307 Avoca, NE 8.2 mi
68403 Manley, NE 9.2 mi
68463 Weeping Water, NE 9.3 mi
68454 Unadilla, NE 10.0 mi
68418 Palmyra, NE 10.5 mi
68527 Lincoln, NE 11.2 mi
68461 Walton, NE 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68349?

68349 is in Elmwood, Nebraska, in Cass County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8316, -96.2969.

What county is 68349 in?

68349 lies in Cass County.

What area code is 68349?

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

What time zone is 68349 in?

68349 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68349?

About 1,224 people live in ZIP code 68349, in 505 households, at 25.3 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 68349?

$76,369 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68349?

The closest are 68304 (6.1 mi), 68347 (6.5 mi), 68407 (6.5 mi), 68307 (8.2 mi) and 68403 (9.2 mi).

Is 68349 a PO Box ZIP code?

68349 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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