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68970

ZIP 68970 is Red Cloud, Nebraska, in Webster County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Hastings, NE
Population
1,248
Coordinates
40.1080, -98.5298
☼ Live from 68970 — Red Cloud, NE

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Where 68970 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 68970
  • 🔢 Type 68970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,970 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 11 × 19. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68969 (Ragan, NE, 42 mi away) and 68971 (Republican City, NE, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68970 becomes 07986, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06798, 06879, 06897, 07869, 09768, 09876, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09876 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,433 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯20 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68970 and you would come out at 40.11°S, 81.47°E — 842 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 153.4 square miles of land, 68970 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,248This ZIP1,248
Households601This ZIP601
Housing units746This ZIP746
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,523This ZIP$58,523Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$95,000This ZIP$95,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$583This ZIP$583Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min
Population density8.1 / sq miThis ZIP8.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees337This ZIP337
Annual payroll$12,921,000This ZIP$12,921,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$37,497,000This ZIP$37,497,000

Land area

Land area153.39 sq miThis ZIP153.39 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 68970

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

ZIP codes near 68970

ZIPCityDistance
68952 Inavale, NE 8.1 mi
68942 Guide Rock, NE 11.1 mi
68928 Bladen, NE 12.8 mi
68930 Blue Hill, NE 13.6 mi
68972 Riverton, NE 14.5 mi
68932 Campbell, NE 17.5 mi
66936 Burr Oak, KS 17.8 mi
68957 Lawrence, NE 18.8 mi
66952 Lebanon, KS 19.2 mi
66941 Esbon, KS 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68970?

68970 is in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in Webster County, part of the Hastings, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1080, -98.5298.

What county is 68970 in?

68970 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 68970?

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

What time zone is 68970 in?

68970 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68970?

About 1,248 people live in ZIP code 68970, in 601 households, at 8.1 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 68970?

$58,523 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68970?

The closest are 68952 (8.1 mi), 68942 (11.1 mi), 68928 (12.8 mi), 68930 (13.6 mi) and 68972 (14.5 mi).

Is 68970 a PO Box ZIP code?

68970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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