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Where 68790 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 68790 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGLBg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 68,790 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 2293. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000110010110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68789 (Winnetoon, NE, 48 mi away) and 68791 (Wisner, NE, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 68790 becomes 09786, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06798, 06879, 06897, 07869, 09768, 09876, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09876 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,275 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
- 🎯177 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68790 and you would come out at 42.17°S, 82.81°E — 782 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 64.2 square miles of land, 68790 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 931This ZIP931 |
|---|---|
| Households | 410This ZIP410 |
| Housing units | 438This ZIP438 |
| Median age | 36.5This ZIP36.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $66,601This ZIP$66,601Nebraska$76,475US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $188,700This ZIP$188,700Nebraska$238,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $792This ZIP$792Nebraska$1,072US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.5%This ZIP14.5% |
| Mean commute | 20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min |
| Population density | 14.5 / sq miThis ZIP14.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 16This ZIP16 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 44This ZIP44 |
| Annual payroll | $2,102,000This ZIP$2,102,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 320This ZIP320 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $26,020,000This ZIP$26,020,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 64.22 sq miThis ZIP64.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 68790
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 68790
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
68740 | Hoskins, NE | 6.1 mi |
68723 | Carroll, NE | 8.3 mi |
68787 | Wayne, NE | 8.5 mi |
68768 | Pilger, NE | 13.1 mi |
68738 | Hadar, NE | 14.2 mi |
68779 | Stanton, NE | 15.0 mi |
68717 | Belden, NE | 15.0 mi |
68702 | Norfolk, NE | 15.3 mi |
68784 | Wakefield, NE | 16.3 mi |
68701 | Norfolk, NE | 16.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 68790?
68790 is in Winside, Nebraska, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 42.1684, -97.1860.
What county is 68790 in?
68790 lies in Wayne County.
What area code is 68790?
Winside uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 68790 in?
68790 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 68790?
About 931 people live in ZIP code 68790, in 410 households, at 14.5 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 68790?
$66,601 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.
What ZIP codes are near 68790?
The closest are 68740 (6.1 mi), 68723 (8.3 mi), 68787 (8.5 mi), 68768 (13.1 mi) and 68738 (14.2 mi).
Is 68790 a PO Box ZIP code?
68790 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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