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68816

ZIP 68816 is Archer, Nebraska, in Merrick County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Merrick
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
137
Coordinates
41.1749, -98.1337
☼ Live from 68816 — Archer, NE

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Where 68816 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68816
  • 🔢 Type 68816 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,816 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68815 (Arcadia, NE, 56 mi away) and 68817 (Ashton, NE, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68816 becomes 61886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16868, 68861). The farthest-flung twin is 16868 in Pine Grove Mills, PA, 1,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯96 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68816 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 81.87°E — 798 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 33.3 square miles of land, 68816 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population137This ZIP137
Households61This ZIP61
Housing units61This ZIP61
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,685This ZIP$61,685Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$171,200This ZIP$171,200Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density4.1 / sq miThis ZIP4.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$1,033,000This ZIP$1,033,000

Land area

Land area33.26 sq miThis ZIP33.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 68816

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

ZIP codes near 68816

ZIPCityDistance
68826 Central City, NE 6.2 mi
68864 Palmer, NE 7.8 mi
68827 Chapman, NE 9.5 mi
68872 Saint Libory, NE 11.8 mi
68854 Marquette, NE 13.3 mi
68846 Hordville, NE 15.1 mi
68628 Clarks, NE 15.3 mi
68638 Fullerton, NE 15.5 mi
68873 Saint Paul, NE 17.2 mi
68801 Grand Island, NE 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68816?

68816 is in Archer, Nebraska, in Merrick County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1749, -98.1337.

What county is 68816 in?

68816 lies in Merrick County.

What area code is 68816?

Archer uses area code 308, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68816 in?

68816 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68816?

About 137 people live in ZIP code 68816, in 61 households, at 4.1 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 68816?

$61,685 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68816?

The closest are 68826 (6.2 mi), 68864 (7.8 mi), 68827 (9.5 mi), 68872 (11.8 mi) and 68854 (13.3 mi).

Is 68816 a PO Box ZIP code?

68816 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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