| 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: | 6,724 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31021 |
| Land Area: | 523 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.8703, -96.3495 |
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6,724 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 523 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,752 to 6,724 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68045 (Oakland, $75,893 median) and poorest ZIP 68020 (Decatur, $48,750) are 17.4 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $117,700 in 68038 (Lyons) to $221,300 in 68019 (Craig).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 68019 (Craig) to 20 in 68045 (Oakland).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.0% bachelor's+ in 68020 (Decatur) to 33.1% in 68019 (Craig) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #40 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #89 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,322 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,178 of 4,728 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.