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68627

ZIP 68627 is Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, mostly in Boone County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Boone +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
802
Coordinates
41.5476, -98.1657
☼ Live from 68627 — Cedar Rapids, NE

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Where 68627 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68627
  • 🔢 Type 68627 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZgBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,627 = 13 × 5279. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68626 (Brainard, NE, 66 mi away) and 68628 (Clarks, NE, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68627 becomes 72686 — and that is a real ZIP code: Witts Springs, AR, 498 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26678, 27668, 27866, 28667, 28676, 28766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27866 in Pleasant Hill, NC, 1,158 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯121 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68627 and you would come out at 41.55°S, 81.83°E — 778 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 145.4 square miles of land, 68627 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population802This ZIP802
Households289This ZIP289
Housing units386This ZIP386
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$72,159This ZIP$72,159Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$136,400This ZIP$136,400Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$780This ZIP$780Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density5.5 / sq miThis ZIP5.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$3,815,000This ZIP$3,815,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$20,437,000This ZIP$20,437,000

Land area

Land area145.44 sq miThis ZIP145.44 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 68627 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Boone County 84.7%
Nance County 10.8%
Greeley County 4.5%

Other place names in 68627

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ZIP codes near 68627

ZIPCityDistance
68623 Belgrade, NE 8.4 mi
68655 Primrose, NE 8.5 mi
68620 Albion, NE 13.1 mi
68882 Wolbach, NE 14.0 mi
68638 Fullerton, NE 14.3 mi
68660 Saint Edward, NE 15.5 mi
68665 Spalding, NE 17.4 mi
68842 Greeley, NE 19.2 mi
68864 Palmer, NE 20.5 mi
68640 Genoa, NE 21.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68627?

68627 is in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, in Boone County. Its published point location is 41.5476, -98.1657.

What county is 68627 in?

68627 spans 3 counties: Boone County, Nance County and Greeley County. Most of it falls in Boone 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 68627?

Cedar Rapids uses area code 308, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68627 in?

68627 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68627?

About 802 people live in ZIP code 68627, in 289 households, at 5.5 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 68627?

$72,159 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68627?

The closest are 68623 (8.4 mi), 68655 (8.5 mi), 68620 (13.1 mi), 68882 (14 mi) and 68638 (14.3 mi).

Is 68627 a PO Box ZIP code?

68627 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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