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68801

ZIP 68801 is in Grand Island, Nebraska, mostly in Hall County; Central time. Grand Island has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 68802 and 68803.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hall +1 more
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
30,824
Coordinates
40.9499, -98.2973
☼ Live from 68801 — Grand Island, NE

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Where 68801 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 68801
  • 🔢 Type 68801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,801 = 107 × 643. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68792 (Wynot, NE, 137 mi away) and 68802 (Grand Island, NE, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68801 becomes 10886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01886, 06881, 08618, 08816, 08861, 18068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01886 in Westford, MA, 1,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯79 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68801 and you would come out at 40.95°S, 81.70°E — 804 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 89.9 square miles of land, 68801 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,824This ZIP30,824
Households11,391This ZIP11,391
Housing units11,894This ZIP11,894
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,617This ZIP$63,617Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$203,500This ZIP$203,500Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute17.1 minThis ZIP17.1 min
Population density342.7 / sq miThis ZIP342.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments731This ZIP731
Employees16,712This ZIP16,712
Annual payroll$738,304,000This ZIP$738,304,000
Tax returns filed14,150This ZIP14,150
Total adjusted gross income$876,124,000This ZIP$876,124,000

Land area

Land area89.94 sq miThis ZIP89.94 sq mi
Water area2.09 sq miThis ZIP2.09 sq mi

Counties 68801 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hall County 60.7%
Merrick County 39.4%

Other place names in 68801

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ZIP codes near 68801

ZIPCityDistance
68803 Grand Island, NE 6.1 mi
68865 Phillips, NE 7.2 mi
68827 Chapman, NE 8.8 mi
68872 Saint Libory, NE 10.0 mi
68810 Alda, NE 10.7 mi
68802 Grand Island, NE 12.0 mi
68832 Doniphan, NE 12.9 mi
68841 Giltner, NE 14.9 mi
68854 Marquette, NE 15.9 mi
68831 Dannebrog, NE 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68801?

68801 is in Grand Island, Nebraska, in Hall County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9499, -98.2973.

What county is 68801 in?

68801 spans 2 counties: Hall County and Merrick County. Most of it falls in Hall 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 time zone is 68801 in?

68801 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68801?

About 30,824 people live in ZIP code 68801, in 11,391 households, at 342.7 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 68801?

$63,617 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68801?

The closest are 68803 (6.1 mi), 68865 (7.2 mi), 68827 (8.8 mi), 68872 (10 mi) and 68810 (10.7 mi).

Is 68801 a PO Box ZIP code?

68801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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