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68944

ZIP 68944 is Harvard, Nebraska, mostly in Clay County; area codes 402 and 531; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay +1 more
Metro area
Hastings, NE
Population
1,252
Coordinates
40.6378, -98.0941
☼ Live from 68944 — Harvard, NE

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Where 68944 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 68944
  • 🔢 Type 68944 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,944 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 139. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68943 (Hardy, NE, 43 mi away) and 68945 (Heartwell, NE, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68944 becomes 44986, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44689, 46984, 48469, 48649, 49468, 49648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96844 in Honolulu, HI, 3,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯62 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68944 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 81.91°E — 828 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 108.2 square miles of land, 68944 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,252This ZIP1,252
Households521This ZIP521
Housing units556This ZIP556
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,432This ZIP$69,432Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$125,800This ZIP$125,800Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$1,800,000This ZIP$1,800,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$33,971,000This ZIP$33,971,000

Land area

Land area108.20 sq miThis ZIP108.20 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 68944 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 89.4%
Hamilton County 10.6%

Other place names in 68944

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ZIP codes near 68944

ZIPCityDistance
68954 Inland, NE 7.5 mi
68975 Saronville, NE 7.7 mi
68980 Trumbull, NE 8.6 mi
68933 Clay Center, NE 8.7 mi
68841 Giltner, NE 9.2 mi
68979 Sutton, NE 12.9 mi
68818 Aurora, NE 13.5 mi
68901 Hastings, NE 14.6 mi
68941 Glenvil, NE 14.8 mi
68938 Fairfield, NE 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68944?

68944 is in Harvard, Nebraska, in Clay County, part of the Hastings, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6378, -98.0941.

What county is 68944 in?

68944 spans 2 counties: Clay County and Hamilton County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 68944?

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

What time zone is 68944 in?

68944 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68944?

About 1,252 people live in ZIP code 68944, in 521 households, at 11.6 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 68944?

$69,432 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68944?

The closest are 68954 (7.5 mi), 68975 (7.7 mi), 68980 (8.6 mi), 68933 (8.7 mi) and 68841 (9.2 mi).

Is 68944 a PO Box ZIP code?

68944 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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