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68942

ZIP 68942 is Guide Rock, Nebraska, mostly in Webster County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster +1 more
Metro area
Hastings, NE
Population
565
Coordinates
40.0966, -98.3208
☼ Live from 68942 — Guide Rock, NE

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Where 68942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68942
  • 🔢 Type 68942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,942 = 2 × 34471. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68941 (Glenvil, NE, 26 mi away) and 68943 (Hardy, NE, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68942 becomes 24986 — and that is a real ZIP code: White Sulphur Springs, WV, 986 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,893 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯23 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68942 and you would come out at 40.10°S, 81.68°E — 850 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 139.0 square miles of land, 68942 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population565This ZIP565
Households184This ZIP184
Housing units214This ZIP214
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,333This ZIP$63,333Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$72,000This ZIP$72,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density4.1 / sq miThis ZIP4.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$633,000This ZIP$633,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$12,222,000This ZIP$12,222,000

Land area

Land area138.98 sq miThis ZIP138.98 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 68942 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Webster County 72.9%
Nuckolls County 27.1%

Other place names in 68942

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ZIP codes near 68942

ZIPCityDistance
68970 Red Cloud, NE 11.1 mi
68978 Superior, NE 12.0 mi
66936 Burr Oak, KS 12.3 mi
68957 Lawrence, NE 12.9 mi
68930 Blue Hill, NE 13.9 mi
68961 Nelson, NE 16.6 mi
68952 Inavale, NE 19.0 mi
66970 Webber, KS 19.0 mi
68934 Deweese, NE 19.2 mi
66941 Esbon, KS 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68942?

68942 is in Guide Rock, Nebraska, in Webster County, part of the Hastings, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0966, -98.3208.

What county is 68942 in?

68942 spans 2 counties: Webster County and Nuckolls County. Most of it falls in Webster 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 68942?

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

What time zone is 68942 in?

68942 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68942?

About 565 people live in ZIP code 68942, in 184 households, at 4.1 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 68942?

$63,333 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68942?

The closest are 68970 (11.1 mi), 68978 (12 mi), 66936 (12.3 mi), 68957 (12.9 mi) and 68930 (13.9 mi).

Is 68942 a PO Box ZIP code?

68942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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