| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:05 PM |
| Population: | 39,063 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31053 |
| CBSA: | Fremont, NE |
| Land Area: | 652 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 15 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.5875, -96.6164 |
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39,063 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 652 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 38,438 to 39,063 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.6% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68044 (Nickerson, $141,250 median) and poorest ZIP 68063 (Uehling, $61,429) are 13.8 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.0× across this county — from $76,600 in 68044 (Nickerson) to $231,700 in 68649 (North Bend).
Density varies 59× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 68621 (Ames) to 405 in 68664 (Snyder).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.9% bachelor's+ in 68664 (Snyder) to 33.8% in 68031 (Hooper) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #7 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #10 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,034 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,953 of 26,033 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 4 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68025 | Fremont | Standard | 31,658 | $72,254 | 128.2 | 5.0% |
| 68031 | Hooper | Standard | 1,823 | $80,605 | 128.1 | 4.3% |
| 68649 | North Bend | Standard | 1,748 | $87,132 | 110.8 | -10.3% |
| 68057 | Scribner | Standard | 1,379 | $74,213 | 124.2 | -13.2% |
| 68633 | Dodge | Standard | 930 | $82,125 | 91.5 | -25.2% |
| 68044 | Nickerson | Standard | 715 | $141,250 | 36.8 | 27.2% |
| 68664 | Snyder | PO Box | 293 | $87,917 | 0.7 | -17.9% |
| 68063 | Uehling | PO Box | 244 | $61,429 | 1.3 | -18.7% |
| 68621 | Ames | Standard | 204 | $93,235 | 29.9 | -60.6% |
| 68072 | Winslow | PO Box | 69 | $71,169 | 0.1 | 228.6% |
| 68026 | Fremont | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |