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68834

ZIP 68834 is Eddyville, Nebraska, mostly in Dawson County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dawson +1 more
Metro area
Lexington, NE
Population
227
Coordinates
41.0149, -99.6578
☼ Live from 68834 — Eddyville, NE

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Where 68834 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 68834
  • 🔢 Type 68834 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,834 = 2 × 127 × 271. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68833 (Dunning, NE, 58 mi away) and 68835 (Elba, NE, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68834 becomes 43886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34688, 38468, 38486, 38846, 38864, 48386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34688 in Tarpon Springs, FL, 1,308 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯100 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68834 and you would come out at 41.01°S, 80.34°E — 757 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 115.5 square miles of land, 68834 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population227This ZIP227
Households109This ZIP109
Housing units121This ZIP121
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,750This ZIP$78,750Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$153,000This ZIP$153,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$717This ZIP$717Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute44.4 minThis ZIP44.4 min
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$332,000This ZIP$332,000

Land area

Land area115.52 sq miThis ZIP115.52 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 68834 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dawson County 69.0%
Custer County 31.0%

Other place names in 68834

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

ZIP codes near 68834

ZIPCityDistance
68878 Sumner, NE 8.2 mi
68860 Oconto, NE 10.9 mi
68850 Lexington, NE 13.7 mi
68858 Miller, NE 15.0 mi
69130 Cozad, NE 17.8 mi
68863 Overton, NE 18.4 mi
68855 Mason City, NE 20.3 mi
68812 Amherst, NE 21.0 mi
69171 Willow Island, NE 23.1 mi
68825 Callaway, NE 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68834?

68834 is in Eddyville, Nebraska, in Dawson County, part of the Lexington, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0149, -99.6578.

What county is 68834 in?

68834 spans 2 counties: Dawson County and Custer County. Most of it falls in Dawson 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 68834?

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

What time zone is 68834 in?

68834 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68834?

About 227 people live in ZIP code 68834, in 109 households, at 2.0 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 68834?

$78,750 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68834?

The closest are 68878 (8.2 mi), 68860 (10.9 mi), 68850 (13.7 mi), 68858 (15 mi) and 69130 (17.8 mi).

Is 68834 a PO Box ZIP code?

68834 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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