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68979

ZIP 68979 is Sutton, Nebraska, mostly in Clay County; area code 402; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay +3 more
Metro area
Hastings, NE
Population
1,572
Coordinates
40.5983, -97.8535
☼ Live from 68979 — Sutton, NE

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Where 68979 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 68979
  • 🔢 Type 68979 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLGBg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 68,979 = 3 × 22993. Its digits add up to 39, a total 25 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 68978 (Superior, NE, 39 mi away) and 68980 (Trumbull, NE, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 68979 becomes 97986, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (79698, 79968, 96789, 97869, 99678, 99687, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96789 in Mililani, HI, 3,717 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯66 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 68979 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 82.15°E — 838 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 135.5 square miles of land, 68979 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,572This ZIP1,572
Households696This ZIP696
Housing units778This ZIP778
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,862This ZIP$85,862Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$157,900This ZIP$157,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$907This ZIP$907Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees685This ZIP685
Annual payroll$37,651,000This ZIP$37,651,000
Tax returns filed890This ZIP890
Total adjusted gross income$80,982,000This ZIP$80,982,000

Land area

Land area135.50 sq miThis ZIP135.50 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 68979 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 64.3%
Fillmore County 29.1%
Hamilton County 5.2%
York County 1.5%

Other place names in 68979

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ZIP codes near 68979

ZIPCityDistance
68975 Saronville, NE 5.2 mi
68365 Grafton, NE 6.4 mi
68933 Clay Center, NE 11.3 mi
68371 Henderson, NE 12.0 mi
68436 Shickley, NE 12.7 mi
68944 Harvard, NE 12.9 mi
68452 Ong, NE 13.6 mi
68354 Fairmont, NE 14.6 mi
68361 Geneva, NE 14.7 mi
68935 Edgar, NE 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 68979?

68979 is in Sutton, Nebraska, in Clay County, part of the Hastings, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5983, -97.8535.

What county is 68979 in?

68979 spans 4 counties: Clay County, Fillmore County, Hamilton County and York County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 68979?

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

What time zone is 68979 in?

68979 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 68979?

About 1,572 people live in ZIP code 68979, in 696 households, at 11.6 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 68979?

$85,862 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 68979?

The closest are 68975 (5.2 mi), 68365 (6.4 mi), 68933 (11.3 mi), 68371 (12 mi) and 68436 (12.7 mi).

Is 68979 a PO Box ZIP code?

68979 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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