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68831

ZIP 68831 is Dannebrog, Nebraska, mostly in Howard County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard +1 more
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
705
Coordinates
41.1067, -98.5440
☼ Live from 68831 — Dannebrog, NE

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Where 68831 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 68831
  • 🔢 Type 68831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,831 = 7 × 9833. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68828 (Comstock, NE, 48 mi away) and 68832 (Doniphan, NE, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68831 becomes 13886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16388, 16838, 38168, 38186, 38618, 61883, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16838 in Grampian, PA, 1,034 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯88 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68831 and you would come out at 41.11°S, 81.46°E — 788 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 72.0 square miles of land, 68831 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population705This ZIP705
Households287This ZIP287
Housing units390This ZIP390
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$68,977This ZIP$68,977Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$201,900This ZIP$201,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density9.8 / sq miThis ZIP9.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees91This ZIP91
Annual payroll$4,196,000This ZIP$4,196,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$29,845,000This ZIP$29,845,000

Land area

Land area72.05 sq miThis ZIP72.05 sq mi
Water area0.88 sq miThis ZIP0.88 sq mi

Counties 68831 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Howard County 96.0%
Hall County 4.0%

Other place names in 68831

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

ZIP codes near 68831

ZIPCityDistance
68824 Cairo, NE 7.9 mi
68820 Boelus, NE 8.2 mi
68838 Farwell, NE 9.5 mi
68873 Saint Paul, NE 10.3 mi
68872 Saint Libory, NE 11.1 mi
68803 Grand Island, NE 12.4 mi
68835 Elba, NE 16.0 mi
68871 Rockville, NE 16.2 mi
68802 Grand Island, NE 16.3 mi
68801 Grand Island, NE 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68831?

68831 is in Dannebrog, Nebraska, in Howard County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1067, -98.5440.

What county is 68831 in?

68831 spans 2 counties: Howard County and Hall County. Most of it falls in Howard 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 68831?

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

What time zone is 68831 in?

68831 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68831?

About 705 people live in ZIP code 68831, in 287 households, at 9.8 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 68831?

$68,977 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68831?

The closest are 68824 (7.9 mi), 68820 (8.2 mi), 68838 (9.5 mi), 68873 (10.3 mi) and 68872 (11.1 mi).

Is 68831 a PO Box ZIP code?

68831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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