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68826

ZIP 68826 is Central City, Nebraska, in Merrick County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Merrick
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
3,944
Coordinates
41.1636, -98.0164
☼ Live from 68826 — Central City, NE

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Where 68826 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 68826
  • 🔢 Type 68826 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,826 = 2 × 3 × 11471. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68825 (Callaway, NE, 102 mi away) and 68827 (Chapman, NE, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68826 becomes 62886 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sims, IL, 539 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26886, 28668, 62688, 62868, 62886, 68628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26886 in Onego, WV, 995 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯97 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68826 and you would come out at 41.16°S, 81.98°E — 803 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 144.3 square miles of land, 68826 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,944This ZIP3,944
Households1,593This ZIP1,593
Housing units1,714This ZIP1,714
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,583This ZIP$74,583Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$172,100This ZIP$172,100Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$678This ZIP$678Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density27.3 / sq miThis ZIP27.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments138This ZIP138
Employees1,300This ZIP1,300
Annual payroll$60,260,000This ZIP$60,260,000
Tax returns filed1,810This ZIP1,810
Total adjusted gross income$155,404,000This ZIP$155,404,000

Land area

Land area144.27 sq miThis ZIP144.27 sq mi
Water area2.21 sq miThis ZIP2.21 sq mi

Other place names in 68826

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ZIP codes near 68826

ZIPCityDistance
68816 Archer, NE 6.2 mi
68628 Clarks, NE 9.7 mi
68846 Hordville, NE 9.8 mi
68854 Marquette, NE 10.6 mi
68827 Chapman, NE 12.0 mi
68864 Palmer, NE 13.2 mi
68654 Polk, NE 14.0 mi
68638 Fullerton, NE 14.8 mi
68872 Saint Libory, NE 17.1 mi
68843 Hampton, NE 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68826?

68826 is in Central City, Nebraska, in Merrick County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1636, -98.0164.

What county is 68826 in?

68826 lies in Merrick County.

What area code is 68826?

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

What time zone is 68826 in?

68826 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68826?

About 3,944 people live in ZIP code 68826, in 1,593 households, at 27.3 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 68826?

$74,583 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68826?

The closest are 68816 (6.2 mi), 68628 (9.7 mi), 68846 (9.8 mi), 68854 (10.6 mi) and 68827 (12 mi).

Is 68826 a PO Box ZIP code?

68826 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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