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68381

ZIP 68381 is Liberty, Nebraska, mostly in Gage County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gage +1 more
Metro area
Beatrice, NE
Population
159
Coordinates
40.0768, -96.4808
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Where 68381 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68381
  • 🔢 Type 68381 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBEBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,381 = 19 × 59 × 61. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68380 (Lewiston, NE, 12 mi away) and 68382 (Lorton, NE, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68381 becomes 18386, 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, 1,135 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯112 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68381 and you would come out at 40.08°S, 83.52°E — 912 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 57.2 square miles of land, 68381 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population159This ZIP159
Households61This ZIP61
Housing units77This ZIP77
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,583This ZIP$74,583Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area57.24 sq miThis ZIP57.24 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Counties 68381 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Gage County 71.4%
Pawnee County 28.6%

Other place names in 68381

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

ZIP codes near 68381

ZIPCityDistance
68309 Barneston, NE 5.2 mi
68323 Burchard, NE 6.7 mi
66518 Oketo, KS 8.5 mi
68466 Wymore, NE 8.6 mi
66541 Summerfield, KS 9.9 mi
68458 Virginia, NE 10.3 mi
68318 Blue Springs, NE 10.8 mi
68380 Lewiston, NE 12.1 mi
66406 Beattie, KS 13.0 mi
68420 Pawnee City, NE 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68381?

68381 is in Liberty, Nebraska, in Gage County, part of the Beatrice, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0768, -96.4808.

What county is 68381 in?

68381 spans 2 counties: Gage County and Pawnee County. Most of it falls in Gage 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 68381?

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

What time zone is 68381 in?

68381 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68381?

About 159 people live in ZIP code 68381, in 61 households, at 2.8 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 68381?

$74,583 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68381?

The closest are 68309 (5.2 mi), 68323 (6.7 mi), 66518 (8.5 mi), 68466 (8.6 mi) and 66541 (9.9 mi).

Is 68381 a PO Box ZIP code?

68381 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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