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68840

ZIP 68840 is Gibbon, Nebraska, mostly in Buffalo County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buffalo +1 more
Metro area
Kearney, NE
Population
2,624
Coordinates
40.7597, -98.8775
☼ Live from 68840 — Gibbon, NE

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Where 68840 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 68840
  • 🔢 Type 68840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1721. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68838 (Farwell, NE, 33 mi away) and 68841 (Giltner, NE, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68840 becomes 04886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06488, 08648, 08846, 40868, 46808, 48068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06488 in Southbury, CT, 1,331 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯66 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68840 and you would come out at 40.76°S, 81.12°E — 796 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 152.0 square miles of land, 68840 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,624This ZIP2,624
Households1,051This ZIP1,051
Housing units1,169This ZIP1,169
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$76,394This ZIP$76,394Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$208,100This ZIP$208,100Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density17.3 / sq miThis ZIP17.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees1,199This ZIP1,199
Annual payroll$67,114,000This ZIP$67,114,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$103,451,000This ZIP$103,451,000

Land area

Land area152.01 sq miThis ZIP152.01 sq mi
Water area1.73 sq miThis ZIP1.73 sq mi

Counties 68840 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Buffalo County 88.4%
Kearney County 11.6%

Other place names in 68840

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ZIP codes near 68840

ZIPCityDistance
68847 Kearney, NE 7.6 mi
68876 Shelton, NE 8.1 mi
68848 Kearney, NE 11.3 mi
68849 Kearney, NE 12.4 mi
68956 Kenesaw, NE 13.3 mi
68945 Heartwell, NE 14.8 mi
68845 Kearney, NE 15.6 mi
68870 Riverdale, NE 15.8 mi
68883 Wood River, NE 16.2 mi
68869 Ravenna, NE 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68840?

68840 is in Gibbon, Nebraska, in Buffalo County, part of the Kearney, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7597, -98.8775.

What county is 68840 in?

68840 spans 2 counties: Buffalo County and Kearney County. Most of it falls in Buffalo 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 68840?

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

What time zone is 68840 in?

68840 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68840?

About 2,624 people live in ZIP code 68840, in 1,051 households, at 17.3 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 68840?

$76,394 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68840?

The closest are 68847 (7.6 mi), 68876 (8.1 mi), 68848 (11.3 mi), 68849 (12.4 mi) and 68956 (13.3 mi).

Is 68840 a PO Box ZIP code?

68840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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