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68835

ZIP 68835 is Elba, 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
459
Coordinates
41.3319, -98.6172
☼ Live from 68835 — Elba, NE

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Where 68835 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68835
  • 🔢 Type 68835 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,835 = 3 × 5 × 13 × 353. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68834 (Eddyville, NE, 58 mi away) and 68836 (Elm Creek, NE, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68835 becomes 53886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36858, 38568, 38658, 38685, 38856, 38865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83856 in Priest River, ID, 1,014 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯104 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68835 and you would come out at 41.33°S, 81.38°E — 774 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 97.4 square miles of land, 68835 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population459This ZIP459
Households210This ZIP210
Housing units246This ZIP246
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$52,292This ZIP$52,292Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$139,400This ZIP$139,400Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$911This ZIP$911Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$964,000This ZIP$964,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$12,201,000This ZIP$12,201,000

Land area

Land area97.40 sq miThis ZIP97.40 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

Counties 68835 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Howard County 90.8%
Greeley County 9.2%

Other place names in 68835

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ZIP codes near 68835

ZIPCityDistance
68838 Farwell, NE 8.6 mi
68817 Ashton, NE 10.2 mi
68873 Saint Paul, NE 10.6 mi
68875 Scotia, NE 13.7 mi
68882 Wolbach, NE 13.7 mi
68859 North Loup, NE 13.8 mi
68820 Boelus, NE 15.8 mi
68831 Dannebrog, NE 16.0 mi
68842 Greeley, NE 17.7 mi
68871 Rockville, NE 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68835?

68835 is in Elba, Nebraska, in Howard County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3319, -98.6172.

What county is 68835 in?

68835 spans 2 counties: Howard County and Greeley 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 68835?

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

What time zone is 68835 in?

68835 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68835?

About 459 people live in ZIP code 68835, in 210 households, at 4.7 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 68835?

$52,292 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68835?

The closest are 68838 (8.6 mi), 68817 (10.2 mi), 68873 (10.6 mi), 68875 (13.7 mi) and 68882 (13.7 mi).

Is 68835 a PO Box ZIP code?

68835 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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