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68945

ZIP 68945 is Heartwell, Nebraska, mostly in Kearney County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kearney +1 more
Metro area
Kearney, NE
Population
156
Coordinates
40.5610, -98.7733
☼ Live from 68945 — Heartwell, NE

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Where 68945 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 68945
  • 🔢 Type 68945 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,945 = 5 × 13789. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68944 (Harvard, NE, 36 mi away) and 68946 (Hendley, NE, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68945 becomes 54986 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winneconne, WI, 567 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45698, 45869, 45896, 46859, 46895, 46958, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96548 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,197 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯52 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68945 and you would come out at 40.56°S, 81.23°E — 810 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 45.9 square miles of land, 68945 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population156This ZIP156
Households59This ZIP59
Housing units59This ZIP59
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,792This ZIP$64,792Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$255,000This ZIP$255,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$825This ZIP$825Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min
Population density3.4 / sq miThis ZIP3.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$1,869,000This ZIP$1,869,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$9,970,000This ZIP$9,970,000

Land area

Land area45.92 sq miThis ZIP45.92 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 68945 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kearney County 97.9%
Adams County 2.1%

Other place names in 68945

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 68945

ZIPCityDistance
68956 Kenesaw, NE 6.6 mi
68950 Holstein, NE 9.3 mi
68959 Minden, NE 9.4 mi
68955 Juniata, NE 12.4 mi
68973 Roseland, NE 13.7 mi
68840 Gibbon, NE 14.8 mi
68848 Kearney, NE 17.8 mi
68847 Kearney, NE 17.8 mi
68932 Campbell, NE 17.9 mi
68876 Shelton, NE 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68945?

68945 is in Heartwell, Nebraska, in Kearney County, part of the Kearney, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5610, -98.7733.

What county is 68945 in?

68945 spans 2 counties: Kearney County and Adams County. Most of it falls in Kearney 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 68945?

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

What time zone is 68945 in?

68945 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68945?

About 156 people live in ZIP code 68945, in 59 households, at 3.4 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 68945?

$64,792 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68945?

The closest are 68956 (6.6 mi), 68950 (9.3 mi), 68959 (9.4 mi), 68955 (12.4 mi) and 68973 (13.7 mi).

Is 68945 a PO Box ZIP code?

68945 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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