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68822

ZIP 68822 is Broken Bow, Nebraska, in Custer County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Custer
Metro area
none
Population
4,335
Coordinates
41.3884, -99.6313
☼ Live from 68822 — Broken Bow, NE

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Where 68822 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68822
  • 🔢 Type 68822 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,822 = 2 × 13 × 2647. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68821 (Brewster, NE, 43 mi away) and 68823 (Burwell, NE, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68822 becomes 22886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26288, 28628, 28682, 62288, 62828, 62882, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28682 in Terrell, NC, 1,083 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯121 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68822 and you would come out at 41.39°S, 80.37°E — 737 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 385.7 square miles of land, 68822 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 293 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,335This ZIP4,335
Households1,840This ZIP1,840
Housing units2,174This ZIP2,174
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$67,500This ZIP$67,500Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$154,600This ZIP$154,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$877This ZIP$877Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute9.4 minThis ZIP9.4 min
Population density11.2 / sq miThis ZIP11.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments222This ZIP222
Employees2,441This ZIP2,441
Annual payroll$114,602,000This ZIP$114,602,000
Tax returns filed2,250This ZIP2,250
Total adjusted gross income$160,104,000This ZIP$160,104,000

Land area

Land area385.74 sq miThis ZIP385.74 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 68822

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

ZIP codes near 68822

ZIPCityDistance
68856 Merna, NE 12.5 mi
68814 Ansley, NE 12.7 mi
68881 Westerville, NE 14.4 mi
68825 Callaway, NE 19.5 mi
68860 Oconto, NE 19.5 mi
68874 Sargent, NE 19.6 mi
68855 Mason City, NE 21.9 mi
68828 Comstock, NE 23.0 mi
68813 Anselmo, NE 24.4 mi
68815 Arcadia, NE 24.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68822?

68822 is in Broken Bow, Nebraska, in Custer County. Its published point location is 41.3884, -99.6313.

What county is 68822 in?

68822 lies in Custer County.

What area code is 68822?

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

What time zone is 68822 in?

68822 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68822?

About 4,335 people live in ZIP code 68822, in 1,840 households, at 11.2 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 68822?

$67,500 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68822?

The closest are 68856 (12.5 mi), 68814 (12.7 mi), 68881 (14.4 mi), 68825 (19.5 mi) and 68860 (19.5 mi).

Is 68822 a PO Box ZIP code?

68822 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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