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Where 69212 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 69212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZGg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 69,212 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000111001011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 69211 (Cody, NE, 28 mi away) and 69214 (Johnstown, NE, 51 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 69212 becomes 21296, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12926, 12962, 16229, 16922, 21629, 26219, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96212 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,165 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯246 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 69212 and you would come out at 42.98°S, 79.20°E — 614 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
- 📏 At 239.2 square miles of land, 69212 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 182 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 315This ZIP315 |
|---|---|
| Households | 139This ZIP139 |
| Housing units | 157This ZIP157 |
| Median age | 29.9This ZIP29.9Nebraska37.2US 38.9 |
| Median gross rent | $264This ZIP$264Nebraska$1,072US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.5%This ZIP28.5% |
| Population density | 1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 239.18 sq miThis ZIP239.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
Counties 69212 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Cherry County | 57.1% |
| Todd County | 42.9% |
Other place names in 69212
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 69212
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
69216 | Kilgore, NE | 10.5 mi |
57572 | Saint Francis, SD | 18.5 mi |
57570 | Rosebud, SD | 19.3 mi |
69219 | Nenzel, NE | 21.5 mi |
69201 | Valentine, NE | 22.0 mi |
57555 | Mission, SD | 22.2 mi |
57566 | Parmelee, SD | 26.9 mi |
69211 | Cody, NE | 27.8 mi |
57574 | Tuthill, SD | 31.1 mi |
57563 | Okreek, SD | 32.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 69212?
69212 is in Crookston, Nebraska, in Cherry County. Its published point location is 42.9798, -100.8032.
What county is 69212 in?
69212 spans 2 counties: Cherry County and Todd County. Most of it falls in Cherry 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 69212?
Crookston uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 69212 in?
69212 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 69212?
About 315 people live in ZIP code 69212, in 139 households, at 1.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 69212?
The closest are 69216 (10.5 mi), 57572 (18.5 mi), 57570 (19.3 mi), 69219 (21.5 mi) and 69201 (22 mi).
Is 69212 a PO Box ZIP code?
69212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “69212 ZIP Code — Crookston, Nebraska (Cherry County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/69212
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