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69216

ZIP 69216 is Kilgore, Nebraska, mostly in Cherry County; area code 402; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Cherry +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
221
Coordinates
42.9517, -101.0081
☼ Live from 69216 — Kilgore, NE

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Where 69216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 69216
  • 🔢 Type 69216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZGg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 69,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 103. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000111001100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 69214 (Johnstown, NE, 58 mi away) and 69217 (Long Pine, NE, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 69216 becomes 61296, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12966, 16629, 16692, 16926, 21669, 26169, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96216 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,270 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯250 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 69216 and you would come out at 42.95°S, 78.99°E — 609 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 201.8 square miles of land, 69216 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 153 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population221This ZIP221
Households70This ZIP70
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5Nebraska37.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,500This ZIP$53,500Nebraska$76,475US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute16.4 minThis ZIP16.4 min
Population density1.1 / sq miThis ZIP1.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area201.80 sq miThis ZIP201.80 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Counties 69216 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cherry County 70.9%
Todd County 29.1%

Other place names in 69216

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 69216

ZIPCityDistance
69212 Crookston, NE 10.5 mi
57572 Saint Francis, SD 13.6 mi
69219 Nenzel, NE 16.5 mi
69211 Cody, NE 17.5 mi
57570 Rosebud, SD 21.7 mi
57574 Tuthill, SD 22.6 mi
57566 Parmelee, SD 25.0 mi
69201 Valentine, NE 26.8 mi
57555 Mission, SD 28.8 mi
69218 Merriman, NE 33.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 69216?

69216 is in Kilgore, Nebraska, in Cherry County. Its published point location is 42.9517, -101.0081.

What county is 69216 in?

69216 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 69216?

Kilgore uses area code 402, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 69216 in?

69216 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 69216?

About 221 people live in ZIP code 69216, in 70 households, at 1.1 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 69216?

$53,500 a year, against $76,475 across Nebraska.

What ZIP codes are near 69216?

The closest are 69212 (10.5 mi), 57572 (13.6 mi), 69219 (16.5 mi), 69211 (17.5 mi) and 57570 (21.7 mi).

Is 69216 a PO Box ZIP code?

69216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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