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68715

ZIP 68715 is Battle Creek, Nebraska, in Madison County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
Norfolk, NE
Population
1,885
Coordinates
41.9713, -97.6059
☼ Live from 68715 — Battle Creek, NE

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Where 68715 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68715
  • 🔢 Type 68715 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SILBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,715 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 509. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110001101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68714 (Bassett, NE, 101 mi away) and 68716 (Beemer, NE, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68715 becomes 51786, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15678, 15687, 16875, 17568, 17856, 17865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17568 in Refton, PA, 1,121 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯157 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68715 and you would come out at 41.97°S, 82.39°E — 776 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 51.4 square miles of land, 68715 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,885This ZIP1,885
Households672This ZIP672
Housing units698This ZIP698
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$95,714This ZIP$95,714Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$238,800This ZIP$238,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$869This ZIP$869Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density36.7 / sq miThis ZIP36.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees217This ZIP217
Annual payroll$9,633,000This ZIP$9,633,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$64,285,000This ZIP$64,285,000

Land area

Land area51.36 sq miThis ZIP51.36 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 68715

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 68715

ZIPCityDistance
68752 Meadow Grove, NE 6.4 mi
68701 Norfolk, NE 9.0 mi
68702 Norfolk, NE 10.5 mi
68748 Madison, NE 11.5 mi
68738 Hadar, NE 12.2 mi
68781 Tilden, NE 12.6 mi
68767 Pierce, NE 16.0 mi
68758 Newman Grove, NE 16.1 mi
68761 Oakdale, NE 18.3 mi
68644 Lindsay, NE 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68715?

68715 is in Battle Creek, Nebraska, in Madison County, part of the Norfolk, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9713, -97.6059.

What county is 68715 in?

68715 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 68715?

Battle Creek uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68715 in?

68715 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68715?

About 1,885 people live in ZIP code 68715, in 672 households, at 36.7 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 68715?

$95,714 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68715?

The closest are 68752 (6.4 mi), 68701 (9 mi), 68702 (10.5 mi), 68748 (11.5 mi) and 68738 (12.2 mi).

Is 68715 a PO Box ZIP code?

68715 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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