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68739

ZIP 68739 is Hartington, Nebraska, mostly in Cedar County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cedar +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,799
Coordinates
42.6276, -97.2618
☼ Live from 68739 — Hartington, NE

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Where 68739 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68739
  • 🔢 Type 68739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,739 = 3 × 11 × 2083. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68738 (Hadar, NE, 37 mi away) and 68740 (Hoskins, NE, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68739 becomes 93786 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fresno, CA, 1,253 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36879, 37869, 38679, 38769, 38967, 39867, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96378 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,878 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯205 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68739 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 82.74°E — 758 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 03m.
  • 📏 At 235.3 square miles of land, 68739 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 179 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,799This ZIP2,799
Households1,102This ZIP1,102
Housing units1,214This ZIP1,214
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$90,500This ZIP$90,500Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$218,400This ZIP$218,400Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$613This ZIP$613Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute13.6 minThis ZIP13.6 min
Population density11.9 / sq miThis ZIP11.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments135This ZIP135
Employees1,038This ZIP1,038
Annual payroll$45,807,000This ZIP$45,807,000
Tax returns filed1,320This ZIP1,320
Total adjusted gross income$109,032,000This ZIP$109,032,000

Land area

Land area235.28 sq miThis ZIP235.28 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 68739 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cedar County 98.8%
Dixon County 1.3%

Other place names in 68739

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

ZIP codes near 68739

ZIPCityDistance
68727 Coleridge, NE 8.3 mi
68736 Fordyce, NE 9.8 mi
68792 Wynot, NE 10.7 mi
68774 Saint Helena, NE 12.8 mi
68751 Maskell, NE 14.9 mi
68745 Laurel, NE 14.9 mi
68749 Magnet, NE 15.9 mi
68771 Randolph, NE 16.8 mi
68730 Crofton, NE 16.9 mi
68717 Belden, NE 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68739?

68739 is in Hartington, Nebraska, in Cedar County. Its published point location is 42.6276, -97.2618.

What county is 68739 in?

68739 spans 2 counties: Cedar County and Dixon County. Most of it falls in Cedar 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 68739?

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

What time zone is 68739 in?

68739 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68739?

About 2,799 people live in ZIP code 68739, in 1,102 households, at 11.9 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 68739?

$90,500 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68739?

The closest are 68727 (8.3 mi), 68736 (9.8 mi), 68792 (10.7 mi), 68774 (12.8 mi) and 68751 (14.9 mi).

Is 68739 a PO Box ZIP code?

68739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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