| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:05 PM |
| Population: | 24,209 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31047 |
| CBSA: | Lexington, NE |
| Land Area: | 1,403 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.8900, -99.8612 |
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24,209 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,403 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 24,384 to 24,209 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.7% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68863 (Overton, $100,929 median) and poorest ZIP 69029 (Farnam, $44,375) are 37.4 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $81,300 in 69029 (Farnam) to $199,300 in 69138 (Gothenburg).
Density varies 27× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 69029 (Farnam) to 47 in 68850 (Lexington).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.6% bachelor's+ in 69130 (Cozad) to 25.8% in 69138 (Gothenburg) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #13 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #39 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $71,516 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,612 of 15,373 reporting).
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68850 | Lexington | Standard | 12,428 | $69,238 | 265.0 | 3.0% |
| 69130 | Cozad | Standard | 5,004 | $63,388 | 258.7 | -5.6% |
| 69138 | Gothenburg | Standard | 4,316 | $77,604 | 301.1 | -2.8% |
| 68863 | Overton | Standard | 1,410 | $100,929 | 121.1 | 2.2% |
| 68878 | Sumner | Standard | 463 | $91,786 | 121.3 | 4.3% |
| 69029 | Farnam | Standard | 361 | $44,375 | 208.8 | 0.0% |
| 68834 | Eddyville | Standard | 227 | $78,750 | 122.7 | -39.6% |
| 69171 | Willow Island | Standard | 0 | — | 4.0 | -100.0% |