| 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: | 2:13:05 PM |
| Population: | 10,973 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31037 |
| CBSA: | Columbus, NE |
| Land Area: | 531 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.6355, -97.0894 |
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10,973 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 531 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,729 to 10,973 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68661 (Schuyler, $83,279 median) and poorest ZIP 68659 (Rogers, $67,500) are 8.0 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $122,100 in 68641 (Howells) to $156,900 in 68643 (Leigh).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 68659 (Rogers) to 46 in 68661 (Schuyler).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.5% bachelor's+ in 68661 (Schuyler) to 27.5% in 68641 (Howells) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #22 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #30 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $81,575 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,021 of 6,778 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.