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68938

ZIP 68938 is Fairfield, Nebraska, in Clay County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay
Metro area
Hastings, NE
Population
532
Coordinates
40.4156, -98.1171
☼ Live from 68938 — Fairfield, NE

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Where 68938 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 68938
  • 🔢 Type 68938 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,938 = 2 × 34469. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68937 (Elwood, NE, 92 mi away) and 68939 (Franklin, NE, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68938 becomes 83986, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38869, 39886, 83869, 96838, 98368, 98386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96838 in Honolulu, HI, 3,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯47 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68938 and you would come out at 40.42°S, 81.88°E — 839 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 70.4 square miles of land, 68938 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population532This ZIP532
Households249This ZIP249
Housing units295This ZIP295
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$68,250This ZIP$68,250Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$150,800This ZIP$150,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$635This ZIP$635Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density7.6 / sq miThis ZIP7.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees89This ZIP89
Annual payroll$4,158,000This ZIP$4,158,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$16,935,000This ZIP$16,935,000

Land area

Land area70.37 sq miThis ZIP70.37 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 68938

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ZIP codes near 68938

ZIPCityDistance
68934 Deweese, NE 5.4 mi
68933 Clay Center, NE 8.2 mi
68935 Edgar, NE 8.6 mi
68941 Glenvil, NE 8.7 mi
68957 Lawrence, NE 11.9 mi
68452 Ong, NE 14.0 mi
68961 Nelson, NE 14.8 mi
68954 Inland, NE 15.1 mi
68944 Harvard, NE 15.4 mi
68925 Ayr, NE 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68938?

68938 is in Fairfield, Nebraska, in Clay County, part of the Hastings, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4156, -98.1171.

What county is 68938 in?

68938 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 68938?

Fairfield uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 68938 in?

68938 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68938?

About 532 people live in ZIP code 68938, in 249 households, at 7.6 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 68938?

$68,250 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68938?

The closest are 68934 (5.4 mi), 68933 (8.2 mi), 68935 (8.6 mi), 68941 (8.7 mi) and 68957 (11.9 mi).

Is 68938 a PO Box ZIP code?

68938 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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