| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:04 PM |
| Population: | 982 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31015 |
| Land Area: | 677 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.8847, -98.8112 |
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1,750 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 677 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,130 to 1,750 from 2014 to 2024 — a -17.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68755 (Naper, $119,100 median) and poorest ZIP 68746 (Lynch, $40,625) are 35.4 miles apart — a 2.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $60,800 in 68746 (Lynch) to $178,000 in 68719 (Bristow).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.6% bachelor's+ in 68719 (Bristow) to 35.2% in 68722 (Butte) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #85 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #46 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $77,340 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (302 of 1,358 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Boyd County lost 27.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: