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Where 68920 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.
- 🔢 Type 68920 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 68,920 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1723. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000110100111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68902 (Hastings, NE, 58 mi away) and 68922 (Arapahoe, NE, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 68920 becomes 02986, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02896, 06829, 08629, 09628, 09682, 09826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09682 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,444 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯46 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68920 and you would come out at 40.15°S, 80.66°E — 815 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 119.2 square miles of land, 68920 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,452This ZIP1,452 |
|---|---|
| Households | 593This ZIP593 |
| Housing units | 656This ZIP656 |
| Median age | 43.9This ZIP43.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $80,938This ZIP$80,938Nebraska$76,475US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $166,700This ZIP$166,700Nebraska$238,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $645This ZIP$645Nebraska$1,072US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.4%This ZIP30.4% |
| Mean commute | 15.2 minThis ZIP15.2 min |
| Population density | 12.2 / sq miThis ZIP12.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 55This ZIP55 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 475This ZIP475 |
| Annual payroll | $16,891,000This ZIP$16,891,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 620This ZIP620 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $49,006,000This ZIP$49,006,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 119.22 sq miThis ZIP119.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 10.49 sq miThis ZIP10.49 sq mi |
Other place names in 68920
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 68920
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
68971 | Republican City, NE | 5.2 mi |
68966 | Orleans, NE | 6.7 mi |
68969 | Ragan, NE | 11.1 mi |
68960 | Naponee, NE | 11.7 mi |
68929 | Bloomington, NE | 13.0 mi |
68982 | Wilcox, NE | 14.4 mi |
68923 | Atlanta, NE | 16.4 mi |
68977 | Stamford, NE | 16.5 mi |
68967 | Oxford, NE | 16.9 mi |
67647 | Long Island, KS | 18.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 68920?
68920 is in Alma, Nebraska, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 40.1545, -99.3399.
What county is 68920 in?
68920 lies in Harlan County.
What area code is 68920?
Alma uses area code 308, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 68920 in?
68920 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 68920?
About 1,452 people live in ZIP code 68920, in 593 households, at 12.2 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 68920?
$80,938 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.
What ZIP codes are near 68920?
The closest are 68971 (5.2 mi), 68966 (6.7 mi), 68969 (11.1 mi), 68960 (11.7 mi) and 68929 (13 mi).
Is 68920 a PO Box ZIP code?
68920 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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