| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:23 PM |
| Population: | 7,865 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31023 |
| Land Area: | 598 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.2268, -97.1019 |
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7,865 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 598 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,251 to 7,865 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 8 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68667 (Surprise, $120,625 median) and poorest ZIP 68001 (Abie, $55,938) are 24.7 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.1× across this county — from $72,500 in 68001 (Abie) to $295,500 in 68667 (Surprise).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.1% bachelor's+ in 68036 (Linwood) to 32.1% in 68632 (David City) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #35 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #6 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $78,718 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 (1,350 of 5,431 reporting).
10 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68632 | David City | Standard | 3,942 | $70,242 | 159.3 | -1.2% |
| 68624 | Bellwood | Standard | 1,009 | $69,167 | 72.3 | -14.6% |
| 68658 | Rising City | Standard | 604 | $103,125 | 72.1 | -0.3% |
| 68626 | Brainard | Standard | 563 | $96,250 | 59.2 | -13.3% |
| 68669 | Ulysses | Standard | 493 | $86,397 | 59.4 | 34.0% |
| 68635 | Dwight | Standard | 456 | $81,563 | 47.0 | 14.0% |
| 68036 | Linwood | Standard | 346 | $77,273 | 67.9 | -23.3% |
| 68014 | Bruno | Standard | 283 | $116,125 | 41.6 | -9.9% |
| 68667 | Surprise | Standard | 110 | $120,625 | 16.7 | -21.4% |
| 68001 | Abie | Standard | 59 | $55,938 | 2.4 | -61.7% |