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68861

ZIP 68861 is Odessa, Nebraska, in Buffalo County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buffalo
Metro area
Kearney, NE
Population
138
Coordinates
40.6989, -99.2639
☼ Live from 68861 — Odessa, NE

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Where 68861 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68861
  • 🔢 Type 68861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,861 = 13 × 5297. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68860 (Oconto, NE, 41 mi away) and 68862 (Ord, NE, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68861 becomes 16886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16868, 68816). The farthest-flung twin is 16868 in Pine Grove Mills, PA, 1,117 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯70 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68861 and you would come out at 40.70°S, 80.74°E — 787 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 0.879 square miles of land, 68861 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 425 football fields.
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People and housing

Population138This ZIP138
Households60This ZIP60
Housing units60This ZIP60
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$39,792This ZIP$39,792Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$139,600This ZIP$139,600Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%This ZIP8.7%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density157.0 / sq miThis ZIP157.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$2,979,000This ZIP$2,979,000

Land area

Land area0.88 sq miThis ZIP0.88 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 68861

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

ZIP codes near 68861

ZIPCityDistance
68845 Kearney, NE 5.0 mi
68836 Elm Creek, NE 6.0 mi
68849 Kearney, NE 8.5 mi
68848 Kearney, NE 10.2 mi
68940 Funk, NE 11.1 mi
68870 Riverdale, NE 11.5 mi
68847 Kearney, NE 13.0 mi
68812 Amherst, NE 14.5 mi
68863 Overton, NE 14.8 mi
68924 Axtell, NE 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68861?

68861 is in Odessa, Nebraska, in Buffalo County, part of the Kearney, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6989, -99.2639.

What county is 68861 in?

68861 lies in Buffalo County.

What area code is 68861?

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

What time zone is 68861 in?

68861 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68861?

About 138 people live in ZIP code 68861, in 60 households, at 157.0 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 68861?

$39,792 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68861?

The closest are 68845 (5 mi), 68836 (6 mi), 68849 (8.5 mi), 68848 (10.2 mi) and 68940 (11.1 mi).

Is 68861 a PO Box ZIP code?

68861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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