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68649

ZIP 68649 is North Bend, Nebraska, in Dodge County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dodge
Metro area
Fremont, NE
Population
1,748
Coordinates
41.5050, -96.7854
☼ Live from 68649 — North Bend, NE

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Where 68649 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68649
  • 🔢 Type 68649 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhgBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,649 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 467. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110000101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68648 (Morse Bluff, NE, 7 mi away) and 68651 (Osceola, NE, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68649 becomes 94686, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46869, 46896, 46968, 46986, 49668, 49686, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96468 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,463 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯149 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68649 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 83.21°E — 829 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 101.0 square miles of land, 68649 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,748This ZIP1,748
Households711This ZIP711
Housing units850This ZIP850
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$87,132This ZIP$87,132Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$231,700This ZIP$231,700Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,094This ZIP$1,094Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density17.3 / sq miThis ZIP17.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees225This ZIP225
Annual payroll$8,557,000This ZIP$8,557,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$68,578,000This ZIP$68,578,000

Land area

Land area100.96 sq miThis ZIP100.96 sq mi
Water area4.16 sq miThis ZIP4.16 sq mi

Other place names in 68649

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ZIP codes near 68649

ZIPCityDistance
68648 Morse Bluff, NE 7.2 mi
68621 Ames, NE 7.6 mi
68659 Rogers, NE 8.3 mi
68015 Cedar Bluffs, NE 10.8 mi
68057 Scribner, NE 11.3 mi
68036 Linwood, NE 11.9 mi
68664 Snyder, NE 13.8 mi
68050 Prague, NE 14.5 mi
68001 Abie, NE 14.7 mi
68633 Dodge, NE 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68649?

68649 is in North Bend, Nebraska, in Dodge County, part of the Fremont, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5050, -96.7854.

What county is 68649 in?

68649 lies in Dodge County.

What area code is 68649?

North Bend uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68649 in?

68649 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68649?

About 1,748 people live in ZIP code 68649, in 711 households, at 17.3 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 68649?

$87,132 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68649?

The closest are 68648 (7.2 mi), 68621 (7.6 mi), 68659 (8.3 mi), 68015 (10.8 mi) and 68057 (11.3 mi).

Is 68649 a PO Box ZIP code?

68649 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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