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69101

ZIP 69101 is in North Platte, Nebraska, mostly in Lincoln County; area code 308; Central time. North Platte has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 69103.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln +1 more
Metro area
North Platte, NE
Population
27,198
Coordinates
41.1502, -100.8053
☼ Live from 69101 — North Platte, NE

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Where 69101 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 69101
  • 🔢 Type 69101 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOIGg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 69,101 = 43 × 1607. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 69046 (Wilsonville, NE, 83 mi away) and 69103 (North Platte, NE, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 69101 becomes 10196, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01961, 06119, 06911, 10169, 10916, 11096, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01961 in Peabody, MA, 1,535 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯148 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 69101 and you would come out at 41.15°S, 79.19°E — 714 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 586.3 square miles of land, 69101 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 445 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,198This ZIP27,198
Households12,327This ZIP12,327
Housing units13,683This ZIP13,683
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,268This ZIP$62,268Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$188,700This ZIP$188,700Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$912This ZIP$912Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute14.1 minThis ZIP14.1 min
Population density46.4 / sq miThis ZIP46.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments844This ZIP844
Employees10,282This ZIP10,282
Annual payroll$500,840,000This ZIP$500,840,000
Tax returns filed13,060This ZIP13,060
Total adjusted gross income$909,356,000This ZIP$909,356,000

Land area

Land area586.29 sq miThis ZIP586.29 sq mi
Water area4.55 sq miThis ZIP4.55 sq mi

Counties 69101 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln County 94.1%
McPherson County 5.9%

Other place names in 69101

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ZIP codes near 69101

ZIPCityDistance
69103 North Platte, NE 7.8 mi
69143 Hershey, NE 11.5 mi
69151 Maxwell, NE 16.7 mi
69165 Sutherland, NE 19.0 mi
69123 Brady, NE 23.8 mi
69170 Wellfleet, NE 24.7 mi
69132 Dickens, NE 25.4 mi
69169 Wallace, NE 30.0 mi
69155 Paxton, NE 30.5 mi
69163 Stapleton, NE 32.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 69101?

69101 is in North Platte, Nebraska, in Lincoln County, part of the North Platte, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1502, -100.8053.

What county is 69101 in?

69101 spans 2 counties: Lincoln County and McPherson County. Most of it falls in Lincoln 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 69101?

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

What time zone is 69101 in?

69101 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 69101?

About 27,198 people live in ZIP code 69101, in 12,327 households, at 46.4 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 69101?

$62,268 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 69101?

The closest are 69103 (7.8 mi), 69143 (11.5 mi), 69151 (16.7 mi), 69165 (19 mi) and 69123 (23.8 mi).

Is 69101 a PO Box ZIP code?

69101 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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