| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:05 PM |
| Population: | 1,292 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31049 |
| Land Area: | 575 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.1830, -102.4000 |
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1,946 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 575 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,992 to 1,946 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.3% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 69122 (Big Springs, $73,194 median) and poorest ZIP 69129 (Chappell, $67,105) are 16.0 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.0× across this county — from $105,300 in 69122 (Big Springs) to $107,000 in 69129 (Chappell).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 69122 (Big Springs) to 4 in 69129 (Chappell).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.0% bachelor's+ in 69122 (Big Springs) to 24.2% in 69129 (Chappell) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #81 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #70 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,151 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (333 of 1,461 reporting).
2 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.