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68631

ZIP 68631 is Creston, Nebraska, mostly in Platte County; area codes 531 and 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Platte +1 more
Metro area
Columbus, NE
Population
337
Coordinates
41.6900, -97.3556
☼ Live from 68631 — Creston, NE

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Where 68631 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 68631
  • 🔢 Type 68631 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEgBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,631 = 3 × 22877. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68629 (Clarkson, NE, 12 mi away) and 68632 (David City, NE, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68631 becomes 13686, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13668, 16368, 16638, 16683, 16836, 16863, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13668 in Norwood, NY, 1,142 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯144 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68631 and you would come out at 41.69°S, 82.64°E — 799 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 38.7 square miles of land, 68631 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population337This ZIP337
Households141This ZIP141
Housing units153This ZIP153
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$86,750This ZIP$86,750Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$200,000This ZIP$200,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$625This ZIP$625Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density8.7 / sq miThis ZIP8.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees96This ZIP96
Annual payroll$6,152,000This ZIP$6,152,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$15,488,000This ZIP$15,488,000

Land area

Land area38.68 sq miThis ZIP38.68 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 68631 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Platte County 87.7%
Stanton County 12.3%

Other place names in 68631

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ZIP codes near 68631

ZIPCityDistance
68643 Leigh, NE 4.9 mi
68642 Humphrey, NE 8.2 mi
68653 Platte Center, NE 11.4 mi
68629 Clarkson, NE 11.6 mi
68748 Madison, NE 11.9 mi
68644 Lindsay, NE 16.2 mi
68601 Columbus, NE 16.5 mi
68641 Howells, NE 17.8 mi
68602 Columbus, NE 18.0 mi
68647 Monroe, NE 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68631?

68631 is in Creston, Nebraska, in Platte County, part of the Columbus, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6900, -97.3556.

What county is 68631 in?

68631 spans 2 counties: Platte County and Stanton County. Most of it falls in Platte 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 68631?

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

What time zone is 68631 in?

68631 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68631?

About 337 people live in ZIP code 68631, in 141 households, at 8.7 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 68631?

$86,750 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68631?

The closest are 68643 (4.9 mi), 68642 (8.2 mi), 68653 (11.4 mi), 68629 (11.6 mi) and 68748 (11.9 mi).

Is 68631 a PO Box ZIP code?

68631 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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