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68402

ZIP 68402 is Malcolm, Nebraska, in Lancaster County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lancaster
Metro area
Lincoln, NE
Population
1,459
Coordinates
40.9083, -96.8571
☼ Live from 68402 — Malcolm, NE

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Where 68402 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68402
  • 🔢 Type 68402 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOhBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,402 = 2 × 23 × 1487. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68401 (Mc Cool Junction, NE, 39 mi away) and 68403 (Manley, NE, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68402 becomes 20486, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04628 in Dennysville, ME, 1,514 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯117 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68402 and you would come out at 40.91°S, 83.14°E — 856 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 32.7 square miles of land, 68402 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,459This ZIP1,459
Households530This ZIP530
Housing units548This ZIP548
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$123,000This ZIP$123,000Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$449,000This ZIP$449,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%This ZIP50.2%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density44.7 / sq miThis ZIP44.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees94This ZIP94
Annual payroll$3,936,000This ZIP$3,936,000
Tax returns filed610This ZIP610
Total adjusted gross income$67,477,000This ZIP$67,477,000

Land area

Land area32.66 sq miThis ZIP32.66 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 68402

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ZIP codes near 68402

ZIPCityDistance
68501 Lincoln, NE 3.5 mi
68524 Lincoln, NE 3.6 mi
68529 Lincoln, NE 4.5 mi
68428 Raymond, NE 4.8 mi
68360 Garland, NE 5.9 mi
68528 Lincoln, NE 6.0 mi
68531 Lincoln, NE 7.7 mi
68532 Lincoln, NE 7.8 mi
68521 Lincoln, NE 8.1 mi
68423 Pleasant Dale, NE 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68402?

68402 is in Malcolm, Nebraska, in Lancaster County, part of the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9083, -96.8571.

What county is 68402 in?

68402 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 68402?

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

What time zone is 68402 in?

68402 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68402?

About 1,459 people live in ZIP code 68402, in 530 households, at 44.7 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 68402?

$123,000 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68402?

The closest are 68501 (3.5 mi), 68524 (3.6 mi), 68529 (4.5 mi), 68428 (4.8 mi) and 68360 (5.9 mi).

Is 68402 a PO Box ZIP code?

68402 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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