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Where 68849 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.
- 🔢 Type 68849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 68,849 = 11 × 11 × 569. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000110011110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68848 (Kearney, NE, 2 mi away) and 68850 (Lexington, NE, 35 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 68849 becomes 94886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46898, 46988, 48896, 49688, 49868, 49886, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96848 in Honolulu, HI, 3,653 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯66 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68849 and you would come out at 40.70°S, 80.90°E — 792 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 0.220 square miles of land, 68849 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 106 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,385This ZIP1,385 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.6This ZIP19.6Nebraska37.2US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 9.9 minThis ZIP9.9 min |
| Population density | 6,295.5 / sq miThis ZIP6,295.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 143This ZIP143 |
| Annual payroll | $1,854,000This ZIP$1,854,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 68849
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 68849
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
68848 | Kearney, NE | 2.0 mi |
68845 | Kearney, NE | 3.8 mi |
68847 | Kearney, NE | 4.9 mi |
68861 | Odessa, NE | 8.5 mi |
68870 | Riverdale, NE | 10.4 mi |
68840 | Gibbon, NE | 12.4 mi |
68940 | Funk, NE | 13.8 mi |
68924 | Axtell, NE | 14.3 mi |
68836 | Elm Creek, NE | 14.5 mi |
68812 | Amherst, NE | 17.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 68849?
68849 is in Kearney, Nebraska, in Buffalo County, part of the Kearney, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7015, -99.1009.
What county is 68849 in?
68849 lies in Buffalo County.
What area code is 68849?
Kearney uses area code 308, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 68849 in?
68849 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 68849?
About 1,385 people live in ZIP code 68849, at 6,295.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 68849?
The closest are 68848 (2 mi), 68845 (3.8 mi), 68847 (4.9 mi), 68861 (8.5 mi) and 68870 (10.4 mi).
Is 68849 a PO Box ZIP code?
68849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “68849 ZIP Code — Kearney, Nebraska (Buffalo County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/68849
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