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68855

ZIP 68855 is Mason City, Nebraska, in Custer County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Custer
Metro area
none
Population
400
Coordinates
41.1693, -99.3255
☼ Live from 68855 — Mason City, NE

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Where 68855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68855
  • 🔢 Type 68855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,855 = 5 × 47 × 293. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68854 (Marquette, NE, 70 mi away) and 68856 (Merna, NE, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68855 becomes 55886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56588, 58568, 58856, 65588, 85658, 88556, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85658 in Marana, AZ, 885 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯101 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68855 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 80.67°E — 759 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 161.2 square miles of land, 68855 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 122 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population400This ZIP400
Households152This ZIP152
Housing units207This ZIP207
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,750This ZIP$78,750Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$235,000This ZIP$235,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$879This ZIP$879Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density2.5 / sq miThis ZIP2.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$1,266,000This ZIP$1,266,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$9,744,000This ZIP$9,744,000

Land area

Land area161.21 sq miThis ZIP161.21 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 68855

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ZIP codes near 68855

ZIPCityDistance
68852 Litchfield, NE 9.4 mi
68814 Ansley, NE 10.6 mi
68858 Miller, NE 14.3 mi
68844 Hazard, NE 15.8 mi
68878 Sumner, NE 16.1 mi
68866 Pleasanton, NE 17.2 mi
68812 Amherst, NE 18.1 mi
68881 Westerville, NE 18.4 mi
68853 Loup City, NE 19.7 mi
68815 Arcadia, NE 20.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68855?

68855 is in Mason City, Nebraska, in Custer County. Its published point location is 41.1693, -99.3255.

What county is 68855 in?

68855 lies in Custer County.

What area code is 68855?

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

What time zone is 68855 in?

68855 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68855?

About 400 people live in ZIP code 68855, in 152 households, at 2.5 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 68855?

$78,750 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68855?

The closest are 68852 (9.4 mi), 68814 (10.6 mi), 68858 (14.3 mi), 68844 (15.8 mi) and 68878 (16.1 mi).

Is 68855 a PO Box ZIP code?

68855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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