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68859

ZIP 68859 is North Loup, Nebraska, mostly in Valley County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Valley +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
357
Coordinates
41.4587, -98.8222
☼ Live from 68859 — North Loup, NE

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Where 68859 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68859
  • 🔢 Type 68859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,859 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 1093. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68858 (Miller, NE, 45 mi away) and 68860 (Oconto, NE, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68859 becomes 95886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (59868, 65898, 68958, 88569, 95688, 96858, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96858 in Fort Shafter, HI, 3,672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯113 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68859 and you would come out at 41.46°S, 81.18°E — 760 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 99.1 square miles of land, 68859 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population357This ZIP357
Households170This ZIP170
Housing units219This ZIP219
Median age56.4This ZIP56.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$50,000This ZIP$50,000Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$101,700This ZIP$101,700Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$618This ZIP$618Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density3.6 / sq miThis ZIP3.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees87This ZIP87
Annual payroll$5,320,000This ZIP$5,320,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$12,793,000This ZIP$12,793,000

Land area

Land area99.13 sq miThis ZIP99.13 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Counties 68859 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Valley County 88.3%
Sherman County 11.7%

Other place names in 68859

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

ZIP codes near 68859

ZIPCityDistance
68875 Scotia, NE 8.4 mi
68862 Ord, NE 11.7 mi
68817 Ashton, NE 13.3 mi
68835 Elba, NE 13.8 mi
68853 Loup City, NE 14.4 mi
68842 Greeley, NE 17.1 mi
68815 Arcadia, NE 17.4 mi
68838 Farwell, NE 18.9 mi
68837 Elyria, NE 19.5 mi
68871 Rockville, NE 22.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68859?

68859 is in North Loup, Nebraska, in Valley County. Its published point location is 41.4587, -98.8222.

What county is 68859 in?

68859 spans 2 counties: Valley County and Sherman County. Most of it falls in Valley 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 68859?

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

What time zone is 68859 in?

68859 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68859?

About 357 people live in ZIP code 68859, in 170 households, at 3.6 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 68859?

$50,000 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68859?

The closest are 68875 (8.4 mi), 68862 (11.7 mi), 68817 (13.3 mi), 68835 (13.8 mi) and 68853 (14.4 mi).

Is 68859 a PO Box ZIP code?

68859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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