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68838

ZIP 68838 is Farwell, Nebraska, in Howard County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
150
Coordinates
41.2122, -98.6624
☼ Live from 68838 — Farwell, NE

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Where 68838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68838
  • 🔢 Type 68838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,838 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 149. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68837 (Elyria, NE, 38 mi away) and 68840 (Gibbon, NE, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68838 becomes 83886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38868, 68883, 83868). The farthest-flung twin is 83868 in Smelterville, ID, 966 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯96 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68838 and you would come out at 41.21°S, 81.34°E — 778 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 48.5 square miles of land, 68838 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population150This ZIP150
Households68This ZIP68
Housing units83This ZIP83
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$103,750This ZIP$103,750Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$156,300This ZIP$156,300Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$580This ZIP$580Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density3.1 / sq miThis ZIP3.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$628,000This ZIP$628,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$8,119,000This ZIP$8,119,000

Land area

Land area48.52 sq miThis ZIP48.52 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 68838

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ZIP codes near 68838

ZIPCityDistance
68820 Boelus, NE 7.2 mi
68817 Ashton, NE 7.8 mi
68835 Elba, NE 8.6 mi
68831 Dannebrog, NE 9.5 mi
68873 Saint Paul, NE 11.0 mi
68871 Rockville, NE 11.1 mi
68824 Cairo, NE 14.4 mi
68853 Loup City, NE 17.3 mi
68869 Ravenna, NE 18.9 mi
68859 North Loup, NE 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68838?

68838 is in Farwell, Nebraska, in Howard County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2122, -98.6624.

What county is 68838 in?

68838 lies in Howard County.

What area code is 68838?

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

What time zone is 68838 in?

68838 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68838?

About 150 people live in ZIP code 68838, in 68 households, at 3.1 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 68838?

$103,750 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68838?

The closest are 68820 (7.2 mi), 68817 (7.8 mi), 68835 (8.6 mi), 68831 (9.5 mi) and 68873 (11 mi).

Is 68838 a PO Box ZIP code?

68838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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