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68824

ZIP 68824 is Cairo, Nebraska, mostly in Hall County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hall +1 more
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
1,562
Coordinates
41.0070, -98.6180
☼ Live from 68824 — Cairo, NE

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Where 68824 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 68824
  • 🔢 Type 68824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 1229. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68823 (Burwell, NE, 71 mi away) and 68825 (Callaway, NE, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68824 becomes 42886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24868, 26884, 28468, 28684, 46288, 48268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28468 in Sunset Beach, NC, 1,203 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯81 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68824 and you would come out at 41.01°S, 81.38°E — 791 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 13m.
  • 📏 At 89.8 square miles of land, 68824 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,562This ZIP1,562
Households604This ZIP604
Housing units616This ZIP616
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,989This ZIP$77,989Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$219,900This ZIP$219,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density17.4 / sq miThis ZIP17.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees140This ZIP140
Annual payroll$5,669,000This ZIP$5,669,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$56,262,000This ZIP$56,262,000

Land area

Land area89.85 sq miThis ZIP89.85 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Counties 68824 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hall County 86.2%
Howard County 13.8%

Other place names in 68824

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

ZIP codes near 68824

ZIPCityDistance
68831 Dannebrog, NE 7.9 mi
68820 Boelus, NE 8.5 mi
68802 Grand Island, NE 11.1 mi
68803 Grand Island, NE 11.2 mi
68810 Alda, NE 12.7 mi
68883 Wood River, NE 13.0 mi
68869 Ravenna, NE 13.9 mi
68876 Shelton, NE 14.3 mi
68838 Farwell, NE 14.4 mi
68871 Rockville, NE 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68824?

68824 is in Cairo, Nebraska, in Hall County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0070, -98.6180.

What county is 68824 in?

68824 spans 2 counties: Hall County and Howard 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 area code is 68824?

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

What time zone is 68824 in?

68824 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68824?

About 1,562 people live in ZIP code 68824, in 604 households, at 17.4 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 68824?

$77,989 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68824?

The closest are 68831 (7.9 mi), 68820 (8.5 mi), 68802 (11.1 mi), 68803 (11.2 mi) and 68810 (12.7 mi).

Is 68824 a PO Box ZIP code?

68824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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