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68628

ZIP 68628 is Clarks, Nebraska, mostly in Merrick County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Merrick +2 more
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
848
Coordinates
41.2162, -97.8436
☼ Live from 68628 — Clarks, NE

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Where 68628 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68628
  • 🔢 Type 68628 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZgBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,628 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 19 × 43. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68627 (Cedar Rapids, NE, 28 mi away) and 68629 (Clarkson, NE, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68628 becomes 82686, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26886, 28668, 62688, 62868, 62886, 68826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26886 in Onego, WV, 987 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯103 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68628 and you would come out at 41.22°S, 82.16°E — 806 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 107.8 square miles of land, 68628 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population848This ZIP848
Households369This ZIP369
Housing units533This ZIP533
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,438This ZIP$58,438Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$183,600This ZIP$183,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$792This ZIP$792Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density7.9 / sq miThis ZIP7.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees158This ZIP158
Annual payroll$11,738,000This ZIP$11,738,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$29,535,000This ZIP$29,535,000

Land area

Land area107.84 sq miThis ZIP107.84 sq mi
Water area2.77 sq miThis ZIP2.77 sq mi

Counties 68628 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Merrick County 76.5%
Polk County 18.7%
Hamilton County 4.8%

Other place names in 68628

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ZIP codes near 68628

ZIPCityDistance
68826 Central City, NE 9.7 mi
68663 Silver Creek, NE 9.9 mi
68846 Hordville, NE 10.8 mi
68654 Polk, NE 10.8 mi
68638 Fullerton, NE 14.0 mi
68666 Stromsburg, NE 14.1 mi
68651 Osceola, NE 14.2 mi
68816 Archer, NE 15.3 mi
68854 Marquette, NE 16.5 mi
68640 Genoa, NE 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68628?

68628 is in Clarks, Nebraska, in Merrick County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2162, -97.8436.

What county is 68628 in?

68628 spans 3 counties: Merrick County, Polk County and Hamilton County. Most of it falls in Merrick 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 68628?

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

What time zone is 68628 in?

68628 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68628?

About 848 people live in ZIP code 68628, in 369 households, at 7.9 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 68628?

$58,438 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68628?

The closest are 68826 (9.7 mi), 68663 (9.9 mi), 68846 (10.8 mi), 68654 (10.8 mi) and 68638 (14 mi).

Is 68628 a PO Box ZIP code?

68628 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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