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68718

ZIP 68718 is Bloomfield, Nebraska, in Knox County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Knox
Metro area
none
Population
1,603
Coordinates
42.6699, -97.6921
☼ Live from 68718 — Bloomfield, NE

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Where 68718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68718
  • 🔢 Type 68718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,718 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 881. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68717 (Belden, NE, 31 mi away) and 68719 (Bristow, NE, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68718 becomes 81786, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16878, 17868, 17886, 61878, 68178, 68781, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17868 in Riverside, PA, 1,088 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯202 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68718 and you would come out at 42.67°S, 82.31°E — 740 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 221.0 square miles of land, 68718 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 168 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,603This ZIP1,603
Households754This ZIP754
Housing units852This ZIP852
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,250This ZIP$60,250Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$139,200This ZIP$139,200Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density7.3 / sq miThis ZIP7.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees311This ZIP311
Annual payroll$13,808,000This ZIP$13,808,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$53,087,000This ZIP$53,087,000

Land area

Land area220.96 sq miThis ZIP220.96 sq mi
Water area3.96 sq miThis ZIP3.96 sq mi

Other place names in 68718

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ZIP codes near 68718

ZIPCityDistance
68760 Niobrara, NE 9.7 mi
68724 Center, NE 10.2 mi
68730 Crofton, NE 10.4 mi
68786 Wausa, NE 13.5 mi
68736 Fordyce, NE 17.1 mi
68729 Creighton, NE 17.2 mi
68789 Winnetoon, NE 17.5 mi
57062 Springfield, SD 17.7 mi
57063 Tabor, SD 18.0 mi
68749 Magnet, NE 18.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68718?

68718 is in Bloomfield, Nebraska, in Knox County. Its published point location is 42.6699, -97.6921.

What county is 68718 in?

68718 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 68718?

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

What time zone is 68718 in?

68718 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68718?

About 1,603 people live in ZIP code 68718, in 754 households, at 7.3 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 68718?

$60,250 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68718?

The closest are 68760 (9.7 mi), 68724 (10.2 mi), 68730 (10.4 mi), 68786 (13.5 mi) and 68736 (17.1 mi).

Is 68718 a PO Box ZIP code?

68718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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