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68878

ZIP 68878 is Sumner, Nebraska, mostly in Dawson County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dawson +1 more
Metro area
Lexington, NE
Population
463
Coordinates
40.9813, -99.5068
☼ Live from 68878 — Sumner, NE

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Where 68878 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68878
  • 🔢 Type 68878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,878 = 2 × 34439. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68876 (Shelton, NE, 41 mi away) and 68879 (Taylor, NE, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68878 becomes 87886, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68788, 76888, 78886). The farthest-flung twin is 78886 in Yancey, TX, 817 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯93 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68878 and you would come out at 40.98°S, 80.49°E — 763 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 13m.
  • 📏 At 122.0 square miles of land, 68878 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population463This ZIP463
Households172This ZIP172
Housing units194This ZIP194
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$91,786This ZIP$91,786Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$99,000This ZIP$99,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$881This ZIP$881Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$684,000This ZIP$684,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$10,776,000This ZIP$10,776,000

Land area

Land area121.98 sq miThis ZIP121.98 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 68878 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dawson County 78.4%
Custer County 21.6%

Other place names in 68878

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ZIP codes near 68878

ZIPCityDistance
68858 Miller, NE 6.8 mi
68834 Eddyville, NE 8.2 mi
68812 Amherst, NE 12.8 mi
68863 Overton, NE 14.9 mi
68855 Mason City, NE 16.1 mi
68850 Lexington, NE 16.2 mi
68860 Oconto, NE 18.4 mi
68866 Pleasanton, NE 19.7 mi
68836 Elm Creek, NE 20.2 mi
68870 Riverdale, NE 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68878?

68878 is in Sumner, Nebraska, in Dawson County, part of the Lexington, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9813, -99.5068.

What county is 68878 in?

68878 spans 2 counties: Dawson County and Custer County. Most of it falls in Dawson 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 68878?

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

What time zone is 68878 in?

68878 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68878?

About 463 people live in ZIP code 68878, in 172 households, at 3.8 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 68878?

$91,786 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68878?

The closest are 68858 (6.8 mi), 68834 (8.2 mi), 68812 (12.8 mi), 68863 (14.9 mi) and 68855 (16.1 mi).

Is 68878 a PO Box ZIP code?

68878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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