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68405

ZIP 68405 is Milford, Nebraska, mostly in Seward County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Seward +1 more
Metro area
Lincoln, NE
Population
3,575
Coordinates
40.7621, -97.0735
☼ Live from 68405 — Milford, NE

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Where 68405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68405
  • 🔢 Type 68405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,405 = 5 × 13681. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68404 (Martell, NE, 19 mi away) and 68406 (Milligan, NE, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68405 becomes 50486, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04658 in Milbridge, ME, 1,498 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯102 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68405 and you would come out at 40.76°S, 82.93°E — 856 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 15m.
  • 📏 At 79.4 square miles of land, 68405 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,575This ZIP3,575
Households1,367This ZIP1,367
Housing units1,453This ZIP1,453
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,250This ZIP$75,250Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$244,600This ZIP$244,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$890This ZIP$890Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density45.0 / sq miThis ZIP45.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees700This ZIP700
Annual payroll$35,584,000This ZIP$35,584,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$127,317,000This ZIP$127,317,000

Land area

Land area79.40 sq miThis ZIP79.40 sq mi
Water area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi

Counties 68405 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Seward County 99.0%
Saline County 1.0%

Other place names in 68405

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

ZIP codes near 68405

ZIPCityDistance
68423 Pleasant Dale, NE 6.8 mi
68364 Goehner, NE 9.7 mi
68343 Dorchester, NE 10.4 mi
68434 Seward, NE 10.4 mi
68313 Beaver Crossing, NE 10.5 mi
68339 Denton, NE 10.8 mi
68333 Crete, NE 11.7 mi
68532 Lincoln, NE 12.3 mi
68528 Lincoln, NE 13.7 mi
68359 Friend, NE 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68405?

68405 is in Milford, Nebraska, in Seward County, part of the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7621, -97.0735.

What county is 68405 in?

68405 spans 2 counties: Seward County and Saline County. Most of it falls in Seward 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 68405?

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

What time zone is 68405 in?

68405 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68405?

About 3,575 people live in ZIP code 68405, in 1,367 households, at 45.0 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 68405?

$75,250 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68405?

The closest are 68423 (6.8 mi), 68364 (9.7 mi), 68343 (10.4 mi), 68434 (10.4 mi) and 68313 (10.5 mi).

Is 68405 a PO Box ZIP code?

68405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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