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68937

ZIP 68937 is Elwood, Nebraska, mostly in Gosper County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gosper +2 more
Metro area
Lexington, NE
Population
1,831
Coordinates
40.5693, -99.8589
☼ Live from 68937 — Elwood, NE

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Where 68937 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 68937
  • 🔢 Type 68937 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,937 = 3 × 11 × 2089. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68936 (Edison, NE, 18 mi away) and 68938 (Fairfield, NE, 92 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68937 becomes 73986, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36879, 37869, 38679, 38769, 38967, 39867, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96378 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,897 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯85 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68937 and you would come out at 40.57°S, 80.14°E — 775 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 202.5 square miles of land, 68937 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 154 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,831This ZIP1,831
Households805This ZIP805
Housing units1,270This ZIP1,270
Median age53.8This ZIP53.8Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,260This ZIP$85,260Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$316,800This ZIP$316,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$649This ZIP$649Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees279This ZIP279
Annual payroll$10,940,000This ZIP$10,940,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$74,717,000This ZIP$74,717,000

Land area

Land area202.48 sq miThis ZIP202.48 sq mi
Water area5.47 sq miThis ZIP5.47 sq mi

Counties 68937 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Gosper County 93.0%
Dawson County 3.6%
Frontier County 3.5%

Other place names in 68937

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ZIP codes near 68937

ZIPCityDistance
68976 Smithfield, NE 8.2 mi
69028 Eustis, NE 11.2 mi
68927 Bertrand, NE 12.8 mi
68922 Arapahoe, NE 16.2 mi
68948 Holbrook, NE 18.0 mi
68936 Edison, NE 18.1 mi
68958 Loomis, NE 18.7 mi
68850 Lexington, NE 18.8 mi
69029 Farnam, NE 21.5 mi
68863 Overton, NE 21.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68937?

68937 is in Elwood, Nebraska, in Gosper County, part of the Lexington, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5693, -99.8589.

What county is 68937 in?

68937 spans 3 counties: Gosper County, Dawson County and Frontier County. Most of it falls in Gosper 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 68937?

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

What time zone is 68937 in?

68937 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68937?

About 1,831 people live in ZIP code 68937, in 805 households, at 9.0 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 68937?

$85,260 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68937?

The closest are 68976 (8.2 mi), 69028 (11.2 mi), 68927 (12.8 mi), 68922 (16.2 mi) and 68948 (18 mi).

Is 68937 a PO Box ZIP code?

68937 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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