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68422

ZIP 68422 is Pickrell, Nebraska, in Gage County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gage
Metro area
Beatrice, NE
Population
818
Coordinates
40.3887, -96.6947
☼ Live from 68422 — Pickrell, NE

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Where 68422 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68422
  • 🔢 Type 68422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,422 = 2 × 34211. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68421 (Peru, NE, 51 mi away) and 68423 (Pleasant Dale, NE, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68422 becomes 22486, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22846, 24628, 24826, 24862, 28246, 28462, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28462 in Supply, NC, 1,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68422 and you would come out at 40.39°S, 83.31°E — 889 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 51.7 square miles of land, 68422 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population818This ZIP818
Households297This ZIP297
Housing units297This ZIP297
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$93,750This ZIP$93,750Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$338,300This ZIP$338,300Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,116This ZIP$1,116Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density15.8 / sq miThis ZIP15.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees78This ZIP78
Annual payroll$4,190,000This ZIP$4,190,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$25,714,000This ZIP$25,714,000

Land area

Land area51.72 sq miThis ZIP51.72 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 68422

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ZIP codes near 68422

ZIPCityDistance
68331 Cortland, NE 5.9 mi
68357 Filley, NE 9.3 mi
68328 Clatonia, NE 9.7 mi
68310 Beatrice, NE 10.0 mi
68301 Adams, NE 10.6 mi
68358 Firth, NE 10.9 mi
68341 De Witt, NE 11.9 mi
68368 Hallam, NE 13.0 mi
68458 Virginia, NE 15.5 mi
68332 Crab Orchard, NE 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68422?

68422 is in Pickrell, Nebraska, in Gage County, part of the Beatrice, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3887, -96.6947.

What county is 68422 in?

68422 lies in Gage County.

What area code is 68422?

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

What time zone is 68422 in?

68422 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68422?

About 818 people live in ZIP code 68422, in 297 households, at 15.8 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 68422?

$93,750 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68422?

The closest are 68331 (5.9 mi), 68357 (9.3 mi), 68328 (9.7 mi), 68310 (10 mi) and 68301 (10.6 mi).

Is 68422 a PO Box ZIP code?

68422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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