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68820

ZIP 68820 is Boelus, Nebraska, in Howard County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
343
Coordinates
41.1129, -98.7014
☼ Live from 68820 — Boelus, NE

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Where 68820 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68820
  • 🔢 Type 68820 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,820 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 31 × 37. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68818 (Aurora, NE, 41 mi away) and 68821 (Brewster, NE, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68820 becomes 02886 — and that is a real ZIP code: Warwick, RI, 1,407 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02886, 06828, 08628, 08826, 08862, 20688, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02886 in Warwick, RI, 1,407 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯89 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68820 and you would come out at 41.11°S, 81.30°E — 782 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 40.2 square miles of land, 68820 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population343This ZIP343
Households147This ZIP147
Housing units182This ZIP182
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$82,212This ZIP$82,212Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$114,200This ZIP$114,200Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density8.5 / sq miThis ZIP8.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,740,000This ZIP$1,740,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$11,909,000This ZIP$11,909,000

Land area

Land area40.23 sq miThis ZIP40.23 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 68820

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

ZIP codes near 68820

ZIPCityDistance
68838 Farwell, NE 7.2 mi
68871 Rockville, NE 8.1 mi
68831 Dannebrog, NE 8.2 mi
68824 Cairo, NE 8.5 mi
68817 Ashton, NE 11.7 mi
68869 Ravenna, NE 12.5 mi
68873 Saint Paul, NE 15.6 mi
68835 Elba, NE 15.8 mi
68803 Grand Island, NE 18.5 mi
68853 Loup City, NE 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68820?

68820 is in Boelus, Nebraska, in Howard County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1129, -98.7014.

What county is 68820 in?

68820 lies in Howard County.

What area code is 68820?

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

What time zone is 68820 in?

68820 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68820?

About 343 people live in ZIP code 68820, in 147 households, at 8.5 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 68820?

$82,212 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68820?

The closest are 68838 (7.2 mi), 68871 (8.1 mi), 68831 (8.2 mi), 68824 (8.5 mi) and 68817 (11.7 mi).

Is 68820 a PO Box ZIP code?

68820 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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