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69143

ZIP 69143 is Hershey, Nebraska, in Lincoln County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln
Metro area
North Platte, NE
Population
1,789
Coordinates
41.1927, -101.0194
☼ Live from 69143 — Hershey, NE

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Where 69143 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 69143
  • 🔢 Type 69143 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhIGg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 69143 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000111000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 69142 (Halsey, NE, 62 mi away) and 69144 (Keystone, NE, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 69143 becomes 34196, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13469, 13649, 13694, 14639, 16943, 19346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96431 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,723 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯159 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 69143 and you would come out at 41.19°S, 78.98°E — 705 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 260.5 square miles of land, 69143 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 198 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,789This ZIP1,789
Households693This ZIP693
Housing units728This ZIP728
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$90,625This ZIP$90,625Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$197,900This ZIP$197,900Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$774This ZIP$774Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density6.9 / sq miThis ZIP6.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees123This ZIP123
Annual payroll$5,436,000This ZIP$5,436,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$49,957,000This ZIP$49,957,000

Land area

Land area260.53 sq miThis ZIP260.53 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 69143

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ZIP codes near 69143

ZIPCityDistance
69165 Sutherland, NE 8.3 mi
69101 North Platte, NE 11.5 mi
69103 North Platte, NE 17.4 mi
69155 Paxton, NE 19.2 mi
69132 Dickens, NE 26.1 mi
69169 Wallace, NE 27.0 mi
69167 Tryon, NE 27.9 mi
69151 Maxwell, NE 28.2 mi
69170 Wellfleet, NE 30.9 mi
69134 Elsie, NE 32.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 69143?

69143 is in Hershey, Nebraska, in Lincoln County, part of the North Platte, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1927, -101.0194.

What county is 69143 in?

69143 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 69143?

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

What time zone is 69143 in?

69143 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 69143?

About 1,789 people live in ZIP code 69143, in 693 households, at 6.9 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 69143?

$90,625 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 69143?

The closest are 69165 (8.3 mi), 69101 (11.5 mi), 69103 (17.4 mi), 69155 (19.2 mi) and 69132 (26.1 mi).

Is 69143 a PO Box ZIP code?

69143 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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