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68759

ZIP 68759 is Newport, Nebraska, mostly in Rock County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
349
Coordinates
42.7518, -99.3465
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Where 68759 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68759
  • 🔢 Type 68759 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSLBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,759 = 29 × 2371. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68758 (Newman Grove, NE, 104 mi away) and 68760 (Niobrara, NE, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68759 becomes 95786, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58769, 59867, 65789, 65897, 67859, 68957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96857 in Schofield Barracks, HI, 3,653 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯206 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68759 and you would come out at 42.75°S, 80.65°E — 676 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 301.0 square miles of land, 68759 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 229 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population349This ZIP349
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units145This ZIP145
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,750This ZIP$88,750Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$59,300This ZIP$59,300Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density1.2 / sq miThis ZIP1.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$6,597,000This ZIP$6,597,000

Land area

Land area301.02 sq miThis ZIP301.02 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 68759 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rock County 56.2%
Keya Paha County 43.8%

Other place names in 68759

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

ZIP codes near 68759

ZIPCityDistance
68753 Mills, NE 10.0 mi
68780 Stuart, NE 13.8 mi
68755 Naper, NE 16.3 mi
57571 Saint Charles, SD 23.8 mi
68713 Atkinson, NE 23.9 mi
68778 Springview, NE 25.0 mi
68722 Butte, NE 27.1 mi
57538 Herrick, SD 27.3 mi
68714 Bassett, NE 27.6 mi
57317 Bonesteel, SD 33.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68759?

68759 is in Newport, Nebraska, in Rock County. Its published point location is 42.7518, -99.3465.

What county is 68759 in?

68759 spans 2 counties: Rock County and Keya Paha County. Most of it falls in Rock 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 68759?

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

What time zone is 68759 in?

68759 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68759?

About 349 people live in ZIP code 68759, in 102 households, at 1.2 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 68759?

$88,750 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68759?

The closest are 68753 (10 mi), 68780 (13.8 mi), 68755 (16.3 mi), 57571 (23.8 mi) and 68713 (23.9 mi).

Is 68759 a PO Box ZIP code?

68759 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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