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Where 68588 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 68588 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBSBg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 68,588 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1319. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000101111101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68583 (Lincoln, NE, 3 mi away) and 68601 (Columbus, NE, 57 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 68588 becomes 88586 — and that is a real ZIP code: El Paso, TX, 826 miles away.
- 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68858, 88568, 88586). The farthest-flung twin is 88568 in El Paso, TX, 826 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
- 🎯121 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68588 and you would come out at 40.82°S, 83.30°E — 866 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 0.069 square miles of land, 68588 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 33 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 175This ZIP175 |
| Annual payroll | $2,093,000This ZIP$2,093,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 68588
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 68588
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
68508 | Lincoln, NE | 0.7 mi |
68503 | Lincoln, NE | 1.2 mi |
68521 | Lincoln, NE | 2.7 mi |
68504 | Lincoln, NE | 2.8 mi |
68510 | Lincoln, NE | 2.8 mi |
68509 | Lincoln, NE | 2.8 mi |
68542 | Lincoln, NE | 2.8 mi |
68544 | Lincoln, NE | 2.8 mi |
68583 | Lincoln, NE | 2.8 mi |
68502 | Lincoln, NE | 2.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 68588?
68588 is in Lincoln, Nebraska, in Lancaster County, part of the Lincoln, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8249, -96.6964.
What county is 68588 in?
68588 lies in Lancaster County.
What area code is 68588?
Lincoln uses area codes 402 and 531, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 68588 in?
68588 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 68588?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 68588. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 68588?
The closest are 68508 (0.7 mi), 68503 (1.2 mi), 68521 (2.7 mi), 68504 (2.8 mi) and 68510 (2.8 mi).
Is 68588 a PO Box ZIP code?
68588 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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