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68959

ZIP 68959 is Minden, Nebraska, in Kearney County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kearney
Metro area
Kearney, NE
Population
4,048
Coordinates
40.4855, -98.9231
☼ Live from 68959 — Minden, NE

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Where 68959 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68959
  • 🔢 Type 68959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,959 = 11 × 6269. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68958 (Loomis, NE, 31 mi away) and 68960 (Naponee, NE, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68959 becomes 95986 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, CA, 1,157 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (65899, 95689, 95698, 95968, 95986, 96598, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96598 in FPO AA, a military post office, 9,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯49 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68959 and you would come out at 40.49°S, 81.08°E — 809 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 16m.
  • 📏 At 250.6 square miles of land, 68959 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 190 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,048This ZIP4,048
Households1,730This ZIP1,730
Housing units1,857This ZIP1,857
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,167This ZIP$70,167Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$221,400This ZIP$221,400Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$832This ZIP$832Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density16.2 / sq miThis ZIP16.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments126This ZIP126
Employees1,266This ZIP1,266
Annual payroll$57,325,000This ZIP$57,325,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$171,173,000This ZIP$171,173,000

Land area

Land area250.56 sq miThis ZIP250.56 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 68959

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

ZIP codes near 68959

ZIPCityDistance
68945 Heartwell, NE 9.4 mi
68924 Axtell, NE 10.6 mi
68950 Holstein, NE 13.8 mi
68981 Upland, NE 13.9 mi
68947 Hildreth, NE 14.4 mi
68932 Campbell, NE 15.8 mi
68848 Kearney, NE 15.8 mi
68956 Kenesaw, NE 15.9 mi
68849 Kearney, NE 17.6 mi
68940 Funk, NE 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68959?

68959 is in Minden, Nebraska, in Kearney County, part of the Kearney, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4855, -98.9231.

What county is 68959 in?

68959 lies in Kearney County.

What area code is 68959?

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

What time zone is 68959 in?

68959 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68959?

About 4,048 people live in ZIP code 68959, in 1,730 households, at 16.2 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 68959?

$70,167 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68959?

The closest are 68945 (9.4 mi), 68924 (10.6 mi), 68950 (13.8 mi), 68981 (13.9 mi) and 68947 (14.4 mi).

Is 68959 a PO Box ZIP code?

68959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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