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68731

ZIP 68731 is Dakota City, Nebraska, in Dakota County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dakota
Population
3,469
Coordinates
42.4078, -96.4921
☼ Live from 68731 — Dakota City, NE

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Where 68731 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68731
  • 🔢 Type 68731 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IELBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,731 = 13 × 17 × 311. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110001111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68730 (Crofton, NE, 59 mi away) and 68732 (Dixon, NE, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68731 becomes 13786 — and that is a real ZIP code: Harpersfield, NY, 1,108 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13786 in Harpersfield, NY, 1,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯209 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68731 and you would come out at 42.41°S, 83.51°E — 797 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 36.4 square miles of land, 68731 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,469This ZIP3,469
Households1,030This ZIP1,030
Housing units1,051This ZIP1,051
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$79,924This ZIP$79,924Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$205,600This ZIP$205,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$667This ZIP$667Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Mean commute15.8 minThis ZIP15.8 min
Population density95.2 / sq miThis ZIP95.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees4,571This ZIP4,571
Annual payroll$264,050,000This ZIP$264,050,000
Tax returns filed1,290This ZIP1,290
Total adjusted gross income$92,662,000This ZIP$92,662,000

Land area

Land area36.43 sq miThis ZIP36.43 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 68731

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ZIP codes near 68731

ZIPCityDistance
68776 South Sioux City, NE 4.3 mi
51111 Sioux City, IA 5.1 mi
68741 Hubbard, NE 6.0 mi
68030 Homer, NE 6.3 mi
51101 Sioux City, IA 7.8 mi
57049 North Sioux City, SD 8.0 mi
51103 Sioux City, IA 8.0 mi
68743 Jackson, NE 8.1 mi
51054 Sergeant Bluff, IA 8.2 mi
51102 Sioux City, IA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68731?

68731 is in Dakota City, Nebraska, in Dakota County, part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4078, -96.4921.

What county is 68731 in?

68731 lies in Dakota County.

What area code is 68731?

Dakota City uses area codes 402 and 531, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68731 in?

68731 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68731?

About 3,469 people live in ZIP code 68731, in 1,030 households, at 95.2 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 68731?

$79,924 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68731?

The closest are 68776 (4.3 mi), 51111 (5.1 mi), 68741 (6 mi), 68030 (6.3 mi) and 51101 (7.8 mi).

Is 68731 a PO Box ZIP code?

68731 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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