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68748

ZIP 68748 is Madison, Nebraska, mostly in Madison County; area codes 531 and 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Metro area
Norfolk, NE
Population
2,706
Coordinates
41.8370, -97.4746
☼ Live from 68748 — Madison, NE

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Where 68748 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 68748
  • 🔢 Type 68748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,748 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 337. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68747 (Mclean, NE, 38 mi away) and 68749 (Magnet, NE, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68748 becomes 84786, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46788, 47868, 48768, 48867, 48876, 64788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78468 in Corpus Christi, TX, 971 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯150 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68748 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 82.53°E — 788 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 172.6 square miles of land, 68748 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,706This ZIP2,706
Households915This ZIP915
Housing units1,026This ZIP1,026
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,740This ZIP$69,740Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$148,800This ZIP$148,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min
Population density15.7 / sq miThis ZIP15.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees1,767This ZIP1,767
Annual payroll$107,920,000This ZIP$107,920,000
Tax returns filed1,460This ZIP1,460
Total adjusted gross income$94,515,000This ZIP$94,515,000

Land area

Land area172.64 sq miThis ZIP172.64 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Counties 68748 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 82.8%
Stanton County 17.2%

Other place names in 68748

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ZIP codes near 68748

ZIPCityDistance
68642 Humphrey, NE 10.4 mi
68715 Battle Creek, NE 11.5 mi
68631 Creston, NE 11.9 mi
68701 Norfolk, NE 12.7 mi
68702 Norfolk, NE 13.5 mi
68644 Lindsay, NE 13.6 mi
68643 Leigh, NE 14.2 mi
68779 Stanton, NE 15.8 mi
68758 Newman Grove, NE 16.4 mi
68752 Meadow Grove, NE 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68748?

68748 is in Madison, Nebraska, in Madison County, part of the Norfolk, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8370, -97.4746.

What county is 68748 in?

68748 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Stanton County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 68748?

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

What time zone is 68748 in?

68748 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68748?

About 2,706 people live in ZIP code 68748, in 915 households, at 15.7 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 68748?

$69,740 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68748?

The closest are 68642 (10.4 mi), 68715 (11.5 mi), 68631 (11.9 mi), 68701 (12.7 mi) and 68702 (13.5 mi).

Is 68748 a PO Box ZIP code?

68748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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