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68850

ZIP 68850 is Lexington, 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
12,428
Coordinates
40.8264, -99.7398
☼ Live from 68850 — Lexington, NE

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Where 68850 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 68850
  • 🔢 Type 68850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,850 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 17. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68849 (Kearney, NE, 35 mi away) and 68852 (Litchfield, NE, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68850 becomes 05886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05868, 06858, 08865, 56088, 58068, 65808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05868 in Troy, VT, 1,408 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯92 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68850 and you would come out at 40.83°S, 80.26°E — 765 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 14m.
  • 📏 At 267.3 square miles of land, 68850 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 203 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,428This ZIP12,428
Households4,104This ZIP4,104
Housing units4,312This ZIP4,312
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,238This ZIP$69,238Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$161,400This ZIP$161,400Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$963This ZIP$963Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density46.5 / sq miThis ZIP46.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments278This ZIP278
Employees6,114This ZIP6,114
Annual payroll$297,754,000This ZIP$297,754,000
Tax returns filed6,430This ZIP6,430
Total adjusted gross income$352,825,000This ZIP$352,825,000

Land area

Land area267.28 sq miThis ZIP267.28 sq mi
Water area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi

Counties 68850 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dawson County 93.2%
Gosper County 6.8%

Other place names in 68850

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ZIP codes near 68850

ZIPCityDistance
68863 Overton, NE 11.6 mi
69130 Cozad, NE 12.6 mi
68834 Eddyville, NE 13.7 mi
68976 Smithfield, NE 15.6 mi
68878 Sumner, NE 16.2 mi
69171 Willow Island, NE 17.7 mi
68937 Elwood, NE 18.8 mi
68836 Elm Creek, NE 20.7 mi
69028 Eustis, NE 21.1 mi
68858 Miller, NE 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68850?

68850 is in Lexington, Nebraska, in Dawson County, part of the Lexington, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8264, -99.7398.

What county is 68850 in?

68850 spans 2 counties: Dawson County and Gosper 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 68850?

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

What time zone is 68850 in?

68850 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68850?

About 12,428 people live in ZIP code 68850, in 4,104 households, at 46.5 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 68850?

$69,238 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68850?

The closest are 68863 (11.6 mi), 69130 (12.6 mi), 68834 (13.7 mi), 68976 (15.6 mi) and 68878 (16.2 mi).

Is 68850 a PO Box ZIP code?

68850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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