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68870

ZIP 68870 is Riverdale, Nebraska, in Buffalo County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buffalo
Metro area
Kearney, NE
Population
506
Coordinates
40.8453, -99.1584
☼ Live from 68870 — Riverdale, NE

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Where 68870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68870
  • 🔢 Type 68870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,870 = 2 × 5 × 71 × 97. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68869 (Ravenna, NE, 18 mi away) and 68871 (Rockville, NE, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68870 becomes 07886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06878, 08867, 08876, 67880, 68780, 76088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06878 in Riverside, CT, 1,330 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯77 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68870 and you would come out at 40.85°S, 80.84°E — 782 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 44.3 square miles of land, 68870 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population506This ZIP506
Households163This ZIP163
Housing units201This ZIP201
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$87,159This ZIP$87,159Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$222,200This ZIP$222,200Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%This ZIP32.2%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density11.4 / sq miThis ZIP11.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$1,288,000This ZIP$1,288,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$21,018,000This ZIP$21,018,000

Land area

Land area44.27 sq miThis ZIP44.27 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 68870

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ZIP codes near 68870

ZIPCityDistance
68812 Amherst, NE 7.8 mi
68866 Pleasanton, NE 8.7 mi
68845 Kearney, NE 8.8 mi
68847 Kearney, NE 10.3 mi
68849 Kearney, NE 10.4 mi
68861 Odessa, NE 11.5 mi
68848 Kearney, NE 11.9 mi
68858 Miller, NE 14.2 mi
68836 Elm Creek, NE 15.0 mi
68844 Hazard, NE 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68870?

68870 is in Riverdale, Nebraska, in Buffalo County, part of the Kearney, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8453, -99.1584.

What county is 68870 in?

68870 lies in Buffalo County.

What area code is 68870?

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

What time zone is 68870 in?

68870 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68870?

About 506 people live in ZIP code 68870, in 163 households, at 11.4 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 68870?

$87,159 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68870?

The closest are 68812 (7.8 mi), 68866 (8.7 mi), 68845 (8.8 mi), 68847 (10.3 mi) and 68849 (10.4 mi).

Is 68870 a PO Box ZIP code?

68870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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