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68462

ZIP 68462 is Waverly, Nebraska, mostly in Lancaster County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lancaster +1 more
Metro area
Lincoln, NE
Population
4,928
Coordinates
40.9521, -96.5197
☼ Live from 68462 — Waverly, NE

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Where 68462 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68462
  • 🔢 Type 68462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,462 = 2 × 34231. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68461 (Walton, NE, 13 mi away) and 68463 (Weeping Water, NE, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68462 becomes 26486, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24866, 26684, 28466, 28646, 28664, 46268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28466 in Wallace, NC, 1,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯133 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68462 and you would come out at 40.95°S, 83.48°E — 866 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 55.3 square miles of land, 68462 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,928This ZIP4,928
Households1,695This ZIP1,695
Housing units1,736This ZIP1,736
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$119,712This ZIP$119,712Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$322,600This ZIP$322,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,116This ZIP$1,116Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.4%This ZIP37.4%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density89.1 / sq miThis ZIP89.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments138This ZIP138
Employees2,439This ZIP2,439
Annual payroll$116,961,000This ZIP$116,961,000
Tax returns filed2,270This ZIP2,270
Total adjusted gross income$200,640,000This ZIP$200,640,000

Land area

Land area55.29 sq miThis ZIP55.29 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 68462 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lancaster County 94.6%
Cass County 5.4%

Other place names in 68462

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ZIP codes near 68462

ZIPCityDistance
68517 Lincoln, NE 4.6 mi
68366 Greenwood, NE 4.9 mi
68514 Lincoln, NE 7.0 mi
68527 Lincoln, NE 7.4 mi
68507 Lincoln, NE 8.0 mi
68304 Alvo, NE 8.4 mi
68336 Davey, NE 9.0 mi
68504 Lincoln, NE 10.0 mi
68505 Lincoln, NE 10.2 mi
68531 Lincoln, NE 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68462?

68462 is in Waverly, Nebraska, in Lancaster County, part of the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9521, -96.5197.

What county is 68462 in?

68462 spans 2 counties: Lancaster County and Cass County. Most of it falls in Lancaster 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 68462?

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

What time zone is 68462 in?

68462 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68462?

About 4,928 people live in ZIP code 68462, in 1,695 households, at 89.1 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 68462?

$119,712 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68462?

The closest are 68517 (4.6 mi), 68366 (4.9 mi), 68514 (7 mi), 68527 (7.4 mi) and 68507 (8 mi).

Is 68462 a PO Box ZIP code?

68462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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