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68901

ZIP 68901 is in Hastings, Nebraska, mostly in Adams County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time. Hastings has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 68902.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Adams +2 more
Metro area
Hastings, NE
Population
26,264
Coordinates
40.5909, -98.3661
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Where 68901 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68901
  • 🔢 Type 68901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,901 = 3 × 7 × 17 × 193. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68883 (Wood River, NE, 19 mi away) and 68902 (Hastings, NE, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68901 becomes 10986 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tomkins Cove, NY, 1,269 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08619, 08691, 09186, 09618, 09681, 09816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09681 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,392 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯54 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68901 and you would come out at 40.59°S, 81.63°E — 821 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 150.2 square miles of land, 68901 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 114 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,264This ZIP26,264
Households11,165This ZIP11,165
Housing units11,922This ZIP11,922
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,585This ZIP$66,585Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$190,100This ZIP$190,100Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute13.9 minThis ZIP13.9 min
Population density174.9 / sq miThis ZIP174.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments857This ZIP857
Employees12,044This ZIP12,044
Annual payroll$567,264,000This ZIP$567,264,000
Tax returns filed11,810This ZIP11,810
Total adjusted gross income$878,945,000This ZIP$878,945,000

Land area

Land area150.16 sq miThis ZIP150.16 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 68901 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Adams County 83.2%
Clay County 14.3%
Hall County 2.4%

Other place names in 68901

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

ZIP codes near 68901

ZIPCityDistance
68902 Hastings, NE 1.6 mi
68954 Inland, NE 7.1 mi
68980 Trumbull, NE 8.5 mi
68955 Juniata, NE 9.1 mi
68941 Glenvil, NE 9.9 mi
68925 Ayr, NE 11.7 mi
68832 Doniphan, NE 12.4 mi
68973 Roseland, NE 14.5 mi
68944 Harvard, NE 14.6 mi
68841 Giltner, NE 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68901?

68901 is in Hastings, Nebraska, in Adams County, part of the Hastings, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5909, -98.3661.

What county is 68901 in?

68901 spans 3 counties: Adams County, Clay County and Hall County. Most of it falls in Adams 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 68901?

Hastings uses area codes 402 and 531, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68901 in?

68901 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68901?

About 26,264 people live in ZIP code 68901, in 11,165 households, at 174.9 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 68901?

$66,585 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68901?

The closest are 68902 (1.6 mi), 68954 (7.1 mi), 68980 (8.5 mi), 68955 (9.1 mi) and 68941 (9.9 mi).

Is 68901 a PO Box ZIP code?

68901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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