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68747

ZIP 68747 is Mclean, Nebraska, mostly in Pierce County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pierce +1 more
Metro area
Norfolk, NE
Population
198
Coordinates
42.3911, -97.4961
☼ Live from 68747 — Mclean, NE

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Where 68747 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68747
  • 🔢 Type 68747 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhLBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,747 = 7 × 7 × 23 × 61. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110010001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68746 (Lynch, NE, 56 mi away) and 68748 (Madison, NE, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68747 becomes 74786, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46778, 46787, 47876, 48767, 64778, 67478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78467 in Corpus Christi, TX, 1,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯186 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68747 and you would come out at 42.39°S, 82.50°E — 760 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 26.0 square miles of land, 68747 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population198This ZIP198
Households61This ZIP61
Housing units92This ZIP92
Median age29.3This ZIP29.3Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,438This ZIP$88,438Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density7.6 / sq miThis ZIP7.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees4This ZIP4
Annual payroll$285,000This ZIP$285,000

Land area

Land area26.02 sq miThis ZIP26.02 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 68747 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pierce County 96.1%
Cedar County 3.9%

Other place names in 68747

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

ZIP codes near 68747

ZIPCityDistance
68749 Magnet, NE 4.9 mi
68765 Osmond, NE 6.9 mi
68771 Randolph, NE 6.9 mi
68786 Wausa, NE 8.2 mi
68767 Pierce, NE 13.6 mi
68717 Belden, NE 14.0 mi
68723 Carroll, NE 15.9 mi
68727 Coleridge, NE 17.3 mi
68769 Plainview, NE 17.7 mi
68740 Hoskins, NE 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68747?

68747 is in Mclean, Nebraska, in Pierce County, part of the Norfolk, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3911, -97.4961.

What county is 68747 in?

68747 spans 2 counties: Pierce County and Cedar County. Most of it falls in Pierce 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 68747?

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

What time zone is 68747 in?

68747 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68747?

About 198 people live in ZIP code 68747, in 61 households, at 7.6 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 68747?

$88,438 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68747?

The closest are 68749 (4.9 mi), 68765 (6.9 mi), 68771 (6.9 mi), 68786 (8.2 mi) and 68767 (13.6 mi).

Is 68747 a PO Box ZIP code?

68747 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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