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68663

ZIP 68663 is Silver Creek, 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
782
Coordinates
41.3112, -97.7010
☼ Live from 68663 — Silver Creek, NE

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Where 68663 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68663
  • 🔢 Type 68663 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EggBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,663 = 7 × 17 × 577. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68662 (Shelby, NE, 16 mi away) and 68664 (Snyder, NE, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68663 becomes 36686, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36866, 38666, 63866, 66683, 66863, 68366, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83666 in Placerville, ID, 945 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯112 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68663 and you would come out at 41.31°S, 82.30°E — 806 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 100.8 square miles of land, 68663 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population782This ZIP782
Households378This ZIP378
Housing units434This ZIP434
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,333This ZIP$57,333Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$210,500This ZIP$210,500Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$871This ZIP$871Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density7.8 / sq miThis ZIP7.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$2,654,000This ZIP$2,654,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$22,339,000This ZIP$22,339,000

Land area

Land area100.80 sq miThis ZIP100.80 sq mi
Water area2.39 sq miThis ZIP2.39 sq mi

Counties 68663 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Merrick County 44.8%
Polk County 30.3%
Nance County 24.9%

Other place names in 68663

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ZIP codes near 68663

ZIPCityDistance
68651 Osceola, NE 8.9 mi
68628 Clarks, NE 9.9 mi
68640 Genoa, NE 10.7 mi
68634 Duncan, NE 11.5 mi
68666 Stromsburg, NE 14.6 mi
68647 Monroe, NE 14.8 mi
68662 Shelby, NE 16.3 mi
68638 Fullerton, NE 16.5 mi
68654 Polk, NE 17.4 mi
68601 Columbus, NE 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68663?

68663 is in Silver Creek, Nebraska, in Merrick County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3112, -97.7010.

What county is 68663 in?

68663 spans 3 counties: Merrick County, Polk County and Nance 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 68663?

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

What time zone is 68663 in?

68663 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68663?

About 782 people live in ZIP code 68663, in 378 households, at 7.8 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 68663?

$57,333 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68663?

The closest are 68651 (8.9 mi), 68628 (9.9 mi), 68640 (10.7 mi), 68634 (11.5 mi) and 68666 (14.6 mi).

Is 68663 a PO Box ZIP code?

68663 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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