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68852

ZIP 68852 is Litchfield, Nebraska, mostly in Sherman County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sherman +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
572
Coordinates
41.1683, -99.1443
☼ Live from 68852 — Litchfield, NE

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Where 68852 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 68852
  • 🔢 Type 68852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,852 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 2459. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68850 (Lexington, NE, 39 mi away) and 68853 (Loup City, NE, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68852 becomes 25886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25688, 25868, 26588, 28586, 28658, 28685, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28586 in Vanceboro, NC, 1,254 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯97 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68852 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 80.86°E — 765 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 121.8 square miles of land, 68852 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 92 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population572This ZIP572
Households237This ZIP237
Housing units272This ZIP272
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$76,250This ZIP$76,250Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$157,900This ZIP$157,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$579This ZIP$579Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$1,950,000This ZIP$1,950,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$16,828,000This ZIP$16,828,000

Land area

Land area121.82 sq miThis ZIP121.82 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 68852 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sherman County 86.5%
Custer County 13.5%

Other place names in 68852

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 68852

ZIPCityDistance
68844 Hazard, NE 9.0 mi
68855 Mason City, NE 9.4 mi
68853 Loup City, NE 11.8 mi
68866 Pleasanton, NE 13.8 mi
68871 Rockville, NE 15.3 mi
68814 Ansley, NE 16.9 mi
68815 Arcadia, NE 18.0 mi
68869 Ravenna, NE 18.0 mi
68858 Miller, NE 18.5 mi
68812 Amherst, NE 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68852?

68852 is in Litchfield, Nebraska, in Sherman County. Its published point location is 41.1683, -99.1443.

What county is 68852 in?

68852 spans 2 counties: Sherman County and Custer County. Most of it falls in Sherman 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 68852?

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

What time zone is 68852 in?

68852 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68852?

About 572 people live in ZIP code 68852, in 237 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 68852?

$76,250 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68852?

The closest are 68844 (9 mi), 68855 (9.4 mi), 68853 (11.8 mi), 68866 (13.8 mi) and 68871 (15.3 mi).

Is 68852 a PO Box ZIP code?

68852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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