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Where 68749 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.
- 🔢 Type 68749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLBg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 68749 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000110010001101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68748 (Madison, NE, 43 mi away) and 68751 (Maskell, NE, 30 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 68749 becomes 94786, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46789, 46798, 46897, 46978, 46987, 47869, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96847 in Honolulu, HI, 3,744 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
- 🎯191 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68749 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 82.52°E — 758 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 1.0 square miles of land, 68749 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 488 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 61This ZIP61 |
|---|---|
| Households | 27This ZIP27 |
| Housing units | 34This ZIP34 |
| Median age | 47.5This ZIP47.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $59,063This ZIP$59,063Nebraska$76,475US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $33,800This ZIP$33,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.1%This ZIP9.1% |
| Mean commute | 36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min |
| Population density | 60.5 / sq miThis ZIP60.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6This ZIP6 |
| Annual payroll | $129,000This ZIP$129,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 68749
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 68749
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
68747 | Mclean, NE | 4.9 mi |
68786 | Wausa, NE | 5.1 mi |
68771 | Randolph, NE | 7.4 mi |
68765 | Osmond, NE | 10.8 mi |
68717 | Belden, NE | 14.0 mi |
68727 | Coleridge, NE | 14.4 mi |
68739 | Hartington, NE | 15.9 mi |
68723 | Carroll, NE | 17.8 mi |
68718 | Bloomfield, NE | 18.2 mi |
68767 | Pierce, NE | 18.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 68749?
68749 is in Magnet, Nebraska, in Cedar County. Its published point location is 42.4603, -97.4753.
What county is 68749 in?
68749 lies in Cedar County.
What area code is 68749?
Magnet uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 68749 in?
68749 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 68749?
About 61 people live in ZIP code 68749, in 27 households, at 60.5 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 68749?
$59,063 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.
What ZIP codes are near 68749?
The closest are 68747 (4.9 mi), 68786 (5.1 mi), 68771 (7.4 mi), 68765 (10.8 mi) and 68717 (14 mi).
Is 68749 a PO Box ZIP code?
68749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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