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68971

ZIP 68971 is Republican City, Nebraska, in Harlan County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Harlan
Metro area
none
Population
306
Coordinates
40.1244, -99.2502
☼ Live from 68971 — Republican City, NE

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Where 68971 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68971
  • 🔢 Type 68971 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,971 = 7 × 59 × 167. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68970 (Red Cloud, NE, 38 mi away) and 68972 (Riverton, NE, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68971 becomes 17986, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16879, 17968, 18769, 18976, 68179, 68197, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96817 in Honolulu, HI, 3,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯41 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68971 and you would come out at 40.12°S, 80.75°E — 819 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 94.7 square miles of land, 68971 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population306This ZIP306
Households158This ZIP158
Housing units697This ZIP697
Median age63.9This ZIP63.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,375This ZIP$64,375Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$177,100This ZIP$177,100Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,730,000This ZIP$1,730,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$12,706,000This ZIP$12,706,000

Land area

Land area94.73 sq miThis ZIP94.73 sq mi
Water area9.95 sq miThis ZIP9.95 sq mi

Other place names in 68971

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ZIP codes near 68971

ZIPCityDistance
68920 Alma, NE 5.2 mi
68960 Naponee, NE 6.5 mi
68929 Bloomington, NE 8.5 mi
68966 Orleans, NE 11.7 mi
68969 Ragan, NE 13.0 mi
68982 Wilcox, NE 14.6 mi
68939 Franklin, NE 15.3 mi
68947 Hildreth, NE 16.1 mi
67647 Long Island, KS 19.5 mi
68977 Stamford, NE 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68971?

68971 is in Republican City, Nebraska, in Harlan County. Its published point location is 40.1244, -99.2502.

What county is 68971 in?

68971 lies in Harlan County.

What area code is 68971?

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

What time zone is 68971 in?

68971 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68971?

About 306 people live in ZIP code 68971, in 158 households, at 3.2 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 68971?

$64,375 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68971?

The closest are 68920 (5.2 mi), 68960 (6.5 mi), 68929 (8.5 mi), 68966 (11.7 mi) and 68969 (13 mi).

Is 68971 a PO Box ZIP code?

68971 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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