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68438

ZIP 68438 is Sprague, Nebraska, in Lancaster County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lancaster
Metro area
Lincoln, NE
Population
176
Coordinates
40.6266, -96.7447
☼ Live from 68438 — Sprague, NE

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Where 68438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68438
  • 🔢 Type 68438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,438 = 2 × 19 × 1801. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68437 (Shubert, NE, 64 mi away) and 68439 (Staplehurst, NE, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68438 becomes 83486, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34688, 38468, 38486, 38846, 38864, 48386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34688 in Tarpon Springs, FL, 1,175 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯111 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68438 and you would come out at 40.63°S, 83.26°E — 875 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.102 square miles of land, 68438 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 49 football fields.
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People and housing

Population176This ZIP176
Households64This ZIP64
Housing units64This ZIP64
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,250This ZIP$81,250Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$197,300This ZIP$197,300Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,607This ZIP$1,607Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%This ZIP32.4%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density1,725.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,725.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$716,000This ZIP$716,000

Land area

Land area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 68438

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ZIP codes near 68438

ZIPCityDistance
68404 Martell, NE 0.6 mi
68430 Roca, NE 5.3 mi
68368 Hallam, NE 6.1 mi
68523 Lincoln, NE 7.3 mi
68372 Hickman, NE 7.7 mi
68512 Lincoln, NE 7.9 mi
68516 Lincoln, NE 9.2 mi
68358 Firth, NE 9.6 mi
68339 Denton, NE 9.8 mi
68331 Cortland, NE 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68438?

68438 is in Sprague, Nebraska, in Lancaster County, part of the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6266, -96.7447.

What county is 68438 in?

68438 lies in Lancaster County.

What area code is 68438?

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

What time zone is 68438 in?

68438 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68438?

About 176 people live in ZIP code 68438, in 64 households, at 1,725.5 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 68438?

$81,250 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68438?

The closest are 68404 (0.6 mi), 68430 (5.3 mi), 68368 (6.1 mi), 68523 (7.3 mi) and 68372 (7.7 mi).

Is 68438 a PO Box ZIP code?

68438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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