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68873

ZIP 68873 is Saint Paul, Nebraska, in Howard County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard
Metro area
Grand Island, NE
Population
3,785
Coordinates
41.2401, -98.4539
☼ Live from 68873 — Saint Paul, NE

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Where 68873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68873
  • 🔢 Type 68873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,873 = 7 × 9839. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68872 (Saint Libory, NE, 12 mi away) and 68874 (Sargent, NE, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68873 becomes 37886 — and that is a real ZIP code: Walland, TN, 877 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37688, 37868, 37886, 38768, 38876, 63878, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83876 in Worley, ID, 1,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯98 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68873 and you would come out at 41.24°S, 81.55°E — 784 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 171.3 square miles of land, 68873 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 130 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,785This ZIP3,785
Households1,354This ZIP1,354
Housing units1,493This ZIP1,493
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,000This ZIP$75,000Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$214,800This ZIP$214,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$716This ZIP$716Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%This ZIP28.1%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density22.1 / sq miThis ZIP22.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments111This ZIP111
Employees865This ZIP865
Annual payroll$37,161,000This ZIP$37,161,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$113,650,000This ZIP$113,650,000

Land area

Land area171.29 sq miThis ZIP171.29 sq mi
Water area2.89 sq miThis ZIP2.89 sq mi

Other place names in 68873

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ZIP codes near 68873

ZIPCityDistance
68831 Dannebrog, NE 10.3 mi
68835 Elba, NE 10.6 mi
68838 Farwell, NE 11.0 mi
68864 Palmer, NE 11.3 mi
68872 Saint Libory, NE 12.0 mi
68882 Wolbach, NE 13.9 mi
68820 Boelus, NE 15.6 mi
68816 Archer, NE 17.2 mi
68817 Ashton, NE 17.8 mi
68824 Cairo, NE 18.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68873?

68873 is in Saint Paul, Nebraska, in Howard County, part of the Grand Island, NE metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2401, -98.4539.

What county is 68873 in?

68873 lies in Howard County.

What area code is 68873?

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

What time zone is 68873 in?

68873 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68873?

About 3,785 people live in ZIP code 68873, in 1,354 households, at 22.1 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 68873?

$75,000 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68873?

The closest are 68831 (10.3 mi), 68835 (10.6 mi), 68838 (11 mi), 68864 (11.3 mi) and 68872 (12 mi).

Is 68873 a PO Box ZIP code?

68873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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