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68621

ZIP 68621 is Ames, Nebraska, in Dodge County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dodge
Metro area
Fremont, NE
Population
204
Coordinates
41.4922, -96.6395
☼ Live from 68621 — Ames, NE

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Where 68621 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68621
  • 🔢 Type 68621 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZgBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,621 = 7 × 9803. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68620 (Albion, NE, 75 mi away) and 68622 (Bartlett, NE, 101 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68621 becomes 12686, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12866, 16682, 16826, 18626, 21668, 21866, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12866 in Saratoga Springs, NY, 1,172 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯153 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68621 and you would come out at 41.49°S, 83.36°E — 835 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 32.0 square miles of land, 68621 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population204This ZIP204
Households110This ZIP110
Housing units110This ZIP110
Median age57.6This ZIP57.6Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$93,235This ZIP$93,235Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density6.4 / sq miThis ZIP6.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees4This ZIP4
Annual payroll$200,000This ZIP$200,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$24,188,000This ZIP$24,188,000

Land area

Land area32.04 sq miThis ZIP32.04 sq mi
Water area1.60 sq miThis ZIP1.60 sq mi

Other place names in 68621

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

ZIP codes near 68621

ZIPCityDistance
68015 Cedar Bluffs, NE 7.3 mi
68649 North Bend, NE 7.6 mi
68026 Fremont, NE 8.4 mi
68025 Fremont, NE 8.5 mi
68648 Morse Bluff, NE 9.6 mi
68044 Nickerson, NE 10.6 mi
68072 Winslow, NE 10.7 mi
68031 Hooper, NE 11.7 mi
68057 Scribner, NE 12.5 mi
68018 Colon, NE 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68621?

68621 is in Ames, Nebraska, in Dodge County, part of the Fremont, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4922, -96.6395.

What county is 68621 in?

68621 lies in Dodge County.

What area code is 68621?

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

What time zone is 68621 in?

68621 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68621?

About 204 people live in ZIP code 68621, in 110 households, at 6.4 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 68621?

$93,235 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68621?

The closest are 68015 (7.3 mi), 68649 (7.6 mi), 68026 (8.4 mi), 68025 (8.5 mi) and 68648 (9.6 mi).

Is 68621 a PO Box ZIP code?

68621 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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