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68442

ZIP 68442 is Stella, Nebraska, mostly in Richardson County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Richardson +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
211
Coordinates
40.2390, -95.7729
☼ Live from 68442 — Stella, NE

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Where 68442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68442
  • 🔢 Type 68442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,442 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 17 × 61. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68441 (Steinauer, NE, 25 mi away) and 68443 (Sterling, NE, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68442 becomes 24486 — and that is a real ZIP code: Weyers Cave, VA, 910 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24468, 24486, 24846, 26448, 28464, 28644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86442 in Bullhead City, AZ, 1,085 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯151 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68442 and you would come out at 40.24°S, 84.23°E — 929 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 36.1 square miles of land, 68442 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population211This ZIP211
Households110This ZIP110
Housing units123This ZIP123
Median age64.1This ZIP64.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,000This ZIP$65,000Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$127,100This ZIP$127,100Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$848,000This ZIP$848,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$12,586,000This ZIP$12,586,000

Land area

Land area36.09 sq miThis ZIP36.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 68442 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Richardson County 80.1%
Nemaha County 19.9%

Other place names in 68442

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

ZIP codes near 68442

ZIPCityDistance
68457 Verdon, NE 6.5 mi
68414 Nemaha, NE 6.7 mi
68437 Shubert, NE 7.2 mi
68376 Humboldt, NE 9.9 mi
68337 Dawson, NE 10.2 mi
68305 Auburn, NE 10.3 mi
68321 Brownville, NE 11.8 mi
68433 Salem, NE 13.0 mi
68355 Falls City, NE 13.4 mi
68447 Table Rock, NE 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68442?

68442 is in Stella, Nebraska, in Richardson County. Its published point location is 40.2390, -95.7729.

What county is 68442 in?

68442 spans 2 counties: Richardson County and Nemaha County. Most of it falls in Richardson 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 68442?

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

What time zone is 68442 in?

68442 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68442?

About 211 people live in ZIP code 68442, in 110 households, at 5.8 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 68442?

$65,000 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68442?

The closest are 68457 (6.5 mi), 68414 (6.7 mi), 68437 (7.2 mi), 68376 (9.9 mi) and 68337 (10.2 mi).

Is 68442 a PO Box ZIP code?

68442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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