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68973

ZIP 68973 is Roseland, Nebraska, in Adams County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Adams
Metro area
Hastings, NE
Population
520
Coordinates
40.4445, -98.5629
☼ Live from 68973 — Roseland, NE

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Where 68973 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 68973
  • 🔢 Type 68973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,973 = 3 × 83 × 277. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68972 (Riverton, NE, 27 mi away) and 68974 (Ruskin, NE, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68973 becomes 37986, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36879, 37869, 38679, 38769, 38967, 39867, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96378 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,949 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯43 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68973 and you would come out at 40.44°S, 81.44°E — 823 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 17m.
  • 📏 At 47.3 square miles of land, 68973 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population520This ZIP520
Households204This ZIP204
Housing units204This ZIP204
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$87,031This ZIP$87,031Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$150,000This ZIP$150,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$805This ZIP$805Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density11.0 / sq miThis ZIP11.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$627,000This ZIP$627,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$16,049,000This ZIP$16,049,000

Land area

Land area47.28 sq miThis ZIP47.28 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 68973

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

ZIP codes near 68973

ZIPCityDistance
68950 Holstein, NE 5.4 mi
68925 Ayr, NE 7.1 mi
68955 Juniata, NE 10.3 mi
68928 Bladen, NE 11.3 mi
68902 Hastings, NE 13.3 mi
68932 Campbell, NE 13.5 mi
68930 Blue Hill, NE 13.5 mi
68945 Heartwell, NE 13.7 mi
68901 Hastings, NE 14.5 mi
68956 Kenesaw, NE 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68973?

68973 is in Roseland, Nebraska, in Adams County, part of the Hastings, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4445, -98.5629.

What county is 68973 in?

68973 lies in Adams County.

What area code is 68973?

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

What time zone is 68973 in?

68973 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68973?

About 520 people live in ZIP code 68973, in 204 households, at 11.0 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 68973?

$87,031 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68973?

The closest are 68950 (5.4 mi), 68925 (7.1 mi), 68955 (10.3 mi), 68928 (11.3 mi) and 68902 (13.3 mi).

Is 68973 a PO Box ZIP code?

68973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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