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69170

ZIP 69170 is Wellfleet, Nebraska, in Lincoln County; area code 308; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln
Metro area
North Platte, NE
Population
326
Coordinates
40.7958, -100.7443
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Where 69170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 69170
  • 🔢 Type 69170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIGg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 69,170 = 2 × 5 × 6917. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000111000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 69169 (Wallace, NE, 23 mi away) and 69171 (Willow Island, NE, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 69170 becomes 07196, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09176 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,908 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯132 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 69170 and you would come out at 40.80°S, 79.26°E — 736 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 212.9 square miles of land, 69170 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 162 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population326This ZIP326
Households130This ZIP130
Housing units159This ZIP159
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Median home value$225,000This ZIP$225,000Nebraska$238,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$945This ZIP$945Nebraska$1,072US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%This ZIP36.8%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density1.5 / sq miThis ZIP1.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$1,436,000This ZIP$1,436,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$9,910,000This ZIP$9,910,000

Land area

Land area212.93 sq miThis ZIP212.93 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 69170

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ZIP codes near 69170

ZIPCityDistance
69038 Maywood, NE 12.8 mi
69132 Dickens, NE 13.8 mi
69025 Curtis, NE 17.2 mi
69103 North Platte, NE 17.3 mi
69039 Moorefield, NE 19.7 mi
69032 Hayes Center, NE 22.4 mi
69169 Wallace, NE 22.8 mi
69151 Maxwell, NE 24.1 mi
69101 North Platte, NE 24.7 mi
69123 Brady, NE 26.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 69170?

69170 is in Wellfleet, Nebraska, in Lincoln County, part of the North Platte, NE micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7958, -100.7443.

What county is 69170 in?

69170 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 69170?

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

What time zone is 69170 in?

69170 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 69170?

About 326 people live in ZIP code 69170, in 130 households, at 1.5 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 69170?

$58,750 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 69170?

The closest are 69038 (12.8 mi), 69132 (13.8 mi), 69025 (17.2 mi), 69103 (17.3 mi) and 69039 (19.7 mi).

Is 69170 a PO Box ZIP code?

69170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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