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68434

ZIP 68434 is Seward, Nebraska, in Seward County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Seward
Metro area
Lincoln, NE
Population
9,099
Coordinates
40.9096, -97.1171
☼ Live from 68434 — Seward, NE

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Where 68434 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68434
  • 🔢 Type 68434 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEhBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,434 = 2 × 34217. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68433 (Salem, NE, 94 mi away) and 68436 (Shickley, NE, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68434 becomes 43486, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34684, 38464, 38644, 43468, 44638, 44683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34684 in Palm Harbor, FL, 1,204 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯107 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68434 and you would come out at 40.91°S, 82.88°E — 847 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 157.4 square miles of land, 68434 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 119 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,099This ZIP9,099
Households3,342This ZIP3,342
Housing units3,591This ZIP3,591
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,466This ZIP$81,466Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$271,900This ZIP$271,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,035This ZIP$1,035Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%This ZIP40.0%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density57.8 / sq miThis ZIP57.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments257This ZIP257
Employees4,202This ZIP4,202
Annual payroll$195,609,000This ZIP$195,609,000
Tax returns filed3,970This ZIP3,970
Total adjusted gross income$371,033,000This ZIP$371,033,000

Land area

Land area157.37 sq miThis ZIP157.37 sq mi
Water area1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi

Other place names in 68434

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

ZIP codes near 68434

ZIPCityDistance
68439 Staplehurst, NE 7.6 mi
68364 Goehner, NE 7.8 mi
68360 Garland, NE 8.9 mi
68314 Bee, NE 8.9 mi
68456 Utica, NE 9.6 mi
68405 Milford, NE 10.4 mi
68423 Pleasant Dale, NE 10.9 mi
68313 Beaver Crossing, NE 11.9 mi
68635 Dwight, NE 13.1 mi
68669 Ulysses, NE 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68434?

68434 is in Seward, Nebraska, in Seward County, part of the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9096, -97.1171.

What county is 68434 in?

68434 lies in Seward County.

What area code is 68434?

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

What time zone is 68434 in?

68434 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68434?

About 9,099 people live in ZIP code 68434, in 3,342 households, at 57.8 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 68434?

$81,466 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68434?

The closest are 68439 (7.6 mi), 68364 (7.8 mi), 68360 (8.9 mi), 68314 (8.9 mi) and 68456 (9.6 mi).

Is 68434 a PO Box ZIP code?

68434 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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