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68653

ZIP 68653 is Platte Center, Nebraska, in Platte County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Platte
Metro area
Columbus, NE
Population
748
Coordinates
41.5628, -97.4957
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Where 68653 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68653
  • 🔢 Type 68653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,653 = 13 × 5281. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68652 (Petersburg, NE, 37 mi away) and 68654 (Polk, NE, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68653 becomes 35686, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36568, 36685, 36856, 36865, 38665, 56368, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85366 in Yuma, AZ, 1,126 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯133 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68653 and you would come out at 41.56°S, 82.50°E — 801 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 56.5 square miles of land, 68653 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population748This ZIP748
Households266This ZIP266
Housing units275This ZIP275
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$99,500This ZIP$99,500Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$222,900This ZIP$222,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,620This ZIP$1,620Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density13.2 / sq miThis ZIP13.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees94This ZIP94
Annual payroll$4,275,000This ZIP$4,275,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$32,757,000This ZIP$32,757,000

Land area

Land area56.48 sq miThis ZIP56.48 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 68653

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ZIP codes near 68653

ZIPCityDistance
68647 Monroe, NE 7.5 mi
68642 Humphrey, NE 8.8 mi
68601 Columbus, NE 9.3 mi
68602 Columbus, NE 11.3 mi
68631 Creston, NE 11.4 mi
68634 Duncan, NE 11.9 mi
68644 Lindsay, NE 13.3 mi
68643 Leigh, NE 15.6 mi
68640 Genoa, NE 15.7 mi
68748 Madison, NE 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68653?

68653 is in Platte Center, Nebraska, in Platte County, part of the Columbus, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5628, -97.4957.

What county is 68653 in?

68653 lies in Platte County.

What area code is 68653?

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

What time zone is 68653 in?

68653 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68653?

About 748 people live in ZIP code 68653, in 266 households, at 13.2 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 68653?

$99,500 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68653?

The closest are 68647 (7.5 mi), 68642 (8.8 mi), 68601 (9.3 mi), 68602 (11.3 mi) and 68631 (11.4 mi).

Is 68653 a PO Box ZIP code?

68653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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