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68439

ZIP 68439 is Staplehurst, Nebraska, in Seward County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Seward
Metro area
Lincoln, NE
Population
691
Coordinates
40.9959, -97.2067
☼ Live from 68439 — Staplehurst, NE

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Where 68439 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68439
  • 🔢 Type 68439 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEhBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,439 = 3 × 7 × 3259. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68438 (Sprague, NE, 35 mi away) and 68440 (Steele City, NE, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68439 becomes 93486, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 36849, 38469, 38649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯108 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68439 and you would come out at 41.00°S, 82.79°E — 840 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 35.8 square miles of land, 68439 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population691This ZIP691
Households274This ZIP274
Housing units315This ZIP315
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$82,759This ZIP$82,759Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$180,900This ZIP$180,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$688This ZIP$688Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$795,000This ZIP$795,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$15,565,000This ZIP$15,565,000

Land area

Land area35.78 sq miThis ZIP35.78 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 68439

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ZIP codes near 68439

ZIPCityDistance
68669 Ulysses, NE 6.0 mi
68434 Seward, NE 7.6 mi
68456 Utica, NE 7.8 mi
68314 Bee, NE 9.7 mi
68667 Surprise, NE 9.8 mi
68367 Gresham, NE 10.4 mi
68364 Goehner, NE 11.1 mi
68635 Dwight, NE 11.4 mi
68360 Garland, NE 13.4 mi
68460 Waco, NE 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68439?

68439 is in Staplehurst, Nebraska, in Seward County, part of the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9959, -97.2067.

What county is 68439 in?

68439 lies in Seward County.

What area code is 68439?

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

What time zone is 68439 in?

68439 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68439?

About 691 people live in ZIP code 68439, in 274 households, at 19.3 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 68439?

$82,759 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68439?

The closest are 68669 (6 mi), 68434 (7.6 mi), 68456 (7.8 mi), 68314 (9.7 mi) and 68667 (9.8 mi).

Is 68439 a PO Box ZIP code?

68439 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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