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69138

ZIP 69138 is Gothenburg, Nebraska, mostly in Dawson County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dawson +2 more
Metro area
Lexington, NE
Population
4,316
Coordinates
40.9958, -100.1766
☼ Live from 69138 — Gothenburg, NE

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Where 69138 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 69138
  • 🔢 Type 69138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEIGg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 69,138 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 167. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000111000010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 69135 (Elsmere, NE, 80 mi away) and 69140 (Grant, NE, 84 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 69138 becomes 83196, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16839, 16938, 18936, 18963, 31698, 38619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96318 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,602 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯116 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 69138 and you would come out at 41.00°S, 79.82°E — 742 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 328.1 square miles of land, 69138 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 249 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,316This ZIP4,316
Households1,772This ZIP1,772
Housing units1,977This ZIP1,977
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,604This ZIP$77,604Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$199,300This ZIP$199,300Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$921This ZIP$921Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute15.7 minThis ZIP15.7 min
Population density13.2 / sq miThis ZIP13.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments179This ZIP179
Employees1,591This ZIP1,591
Annual payroll$77,549,000This ZIP$77,549,000
Tax returns filed1,990This ZIP1,990
Total adjusted gross income$160,907,000This ZIP$160,907,000

Land area

Land area328.07 sq miThis ZIP328.07 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 69138 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dawson County 42.4%
Custer County 33.4%
Lincoln County 24.3%

Other place names in 69138

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ZIP codes near 69138

ZIPCityDistance
69171 Willow Island, NE 9.2 mi
69123 Brady, NE 10.7 mi
69130 Cozad, NE 13.1 mi
69151 Maxwell, NE 17.8 mi
68825 Callaway, NE 21.5 mi
68860 Oconto, NE 22.0 mi
69029 Farnam, NE 22.2 mi
69039 Moorefield, NE 22.9 mi
68850 Lexington, NE 25.6 mi
69028 Eustis, NE 25.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 69138?

69138 is in Gothenburg, Nebraska, in Dawson County, part of the Lexington, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9958, -100.1766.

What county is 69138 in?

69138 spans 3 counties: Dawson County, Custer County and Lincoln County. Most of it falls in Dawson 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 69138?

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

What time zone is 69138 in?

69138 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 69138?

About 4,316 people live in ZIP code 69138, in 1,772 households, at 13.2 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 69138?

$77,604 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 69138?

The closest are 69171 (9.2 mi), 69123 (10.7 mi), 69130 (13.1 mi), 69151 (17.8 mi) and 68825 (21.5 mi).

Is 69138 a PO Box ZIP code?

69138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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