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68872

ZIP 68872 is Saint Libory, Nebraska, mostly in Howard County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard +1 more
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
992
Coordinates
41.0929, -98.3322
☼ Live from 68872 — Saint Libory, NE

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Where 68872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68872
  • 🔢 Type 68872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 8609. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68871 (Rockville, NE, 27 mi away) and 68873 (Saint Paul, NE, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68872 becomes 27886 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tarboro, NC, 1,178 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27868, 27886, 28678, 28687, 28768, 28786, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27886 in Tarboro, NC, 1,178 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯88 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68872 and you would come out at 41.09°S, 81.67°E — 796 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 62.5 square miles of land, 68872 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population992This ZIP992
Households420This ZIP420
Housing units464This ZIP464
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$84,500This ZIP$84,500Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$208,200This ZIP$208,200Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,411This ZIP$1,411Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density15.9 / sq miThis ZIP15.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$1,104,000This ZIP$1,104,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$37,790,000This ZIP$37,790,000

Land area

Land area62.48 sq miThis ZIP62.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 68872 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Howard County 73.6%
Merrick County 26.4%

Other place names in 68872

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ZIP codes near 68872

ZIPCityDistance
68827 Chapman, NE 8.6 mi
68801 Grand Island, NE 10.0 mi
68803 Grand Island, NE 10.4 mi
68831 Dannebrog, NE 11.1 mi
68816 Archer, NE 11.8 mi
68873 Saint Paul, NE 12.0 mi
68864 Palmer, NE 12.2 mi
68865 Phillips, NE 15.8 mi
68824 Cairo, NE 16.0 mi
68826 Central City, NE 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68872?

68872 is in Saint Libory, Nebraska, in Howard County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0929, -98.3322.

What county is 68872 in?

68872 spans 2 counties: Howard County and Merrick County. Most of it falls in Howard 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 68872?

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

What time zone is 68872 in?

68872 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68872?

About 992 people live in ZIP code 68872, in 420 households, at 15.9 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 68872?

$84,500 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68872?

The closest are 68827 (8.6 mi), 68801 (10 mi), 68803 (10.4 mi), 68831 (11.1 mi) and 68816 (11.8 mi).

Is 68872 a PO Box ZIP code?

68872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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