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68726

ZIP 68726 is Clearwater, Nebraska, mostly in Antelope County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Antelope +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
724
Coordinates
42.1847, -98.2101
☼ Live from 68726 — Clearwater, NE

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Where 68726 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68726
  • 🔢 Type 68726 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZLBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,726 = 2 × 7 × 4909. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110001110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68725 (Chambers, NE, 29 mi away) and 68727 (Coleridge, NE, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68726 becomes 62786 — and that is a real ZIP code: Springfield, IL, 479 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26678, 27668, 27866, 28667, 28676, 28766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27866 in Pleasant Hill, NC, 1,169 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯164 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68726 and you would come out at 42.18°S, 81.79°E — 744 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 130.8 square miles of land, 68726 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population724This ZIP724
Households319This ZIP319
Housing units378This ZIP378
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,107This ZIP$69,107Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$118,200This ZIP$118,200Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$852This ZIP$852Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute14.0 minThis ZIP14.0 min
Population density5.5 / sq miThis ZIP5.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees132This ZIP132
Annual payroll$6,105,000This ZIP$6,105,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$24,222,000This ZIP$24,222,000

Land area

Land area130.78 sq miThis ZIP130.78 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Counties 68726 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Antelope County 93.0%
Holt County 7.0%

Other place names in 68726

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ZIP codes near 68726

ZIPCityDistance
68756 Neligh, NE 11.8 mi
68735 Ewing, NE 12.4 mi
68636 Elgin, NE 12.5 mi
68773 Royal, NE 13.1 mi
68720 Brunswick, NE 14.9 mi
68764 Orchard, NE 15.3 mi
68761 Oakdale, NE 17.2 mi
68742 Inman, NE 18.7 mi
68766 Page, NE 19.7 mi
68769 Plainview, NE 21.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68726?

68726 is in Clearwater, Nebraska, in Antelope County. Its published point location is 42.1847, -98.2101.

What county is 68726 in?

68726 spans 2 counties: Antelope County and Holt County. Most of it falls in Antelope 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 68726?

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

What time zone is 68726 in?

68726 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68726?

About 724 people live in ZIP code 68726, in 319 households, at 5.5 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 68726?

$69,107 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68726?

The closest are 68756 (11.8 mi), 68735 (12.4 mi), 68636 (12.5 mi), 68773 (13.1 mi) and 68720 (14.9 mi).

Is 68726 a PO Box ZIP code?

68726 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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