| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:24 PM |
| Population: | 5,205 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31065 |
| Land Area: | 1,060 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.2358, -99.9218 |
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5,205 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,060 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,701 to 5,205 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.7% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 69046 (Wilsonville, $117,604 median) and poorest ZIP 68936 (Edison, $54,583) are 24.2 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 5.6× across this county — from $37,800 in 68936 (Edison) to $212,900 in 69046 (Wilsonville).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 69046 (Wilsonville) to 7 in 68922 (Arapahoe).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.0% bachelor's+ in 68936 (Edison) to 31.9% in 69022 (Cambridge) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #52 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #85 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,386 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (890 of 3,703 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.
Furnas County lost 8.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69022 | Cambridge | Standard | 1,575 | $64,719 | 246.4 | -3.0% |
| 68922 | Arapahoe | Standard | 1,299 | $57,426 | 187.3 | 13.4% |
| 68967 | Oxford | Standard | 899 | $55,595 | 181.4 | -24.9% |
| 68926 | Beaver City | Standard | 684 | $63,684 | 140.5 | -23.8% |
| 68948 | Holbrook | Standard | 335 | $63,958 | 61.3 | 42.6% |
| 69046 | Wilsonville | Standard | 194 | $117,604 | 120.3 | 9.6% |
| 68936 | Edison | Standard | 183 | $54,583 | 90.4 | -50.8% |
| 68946 | Hendley | Standard | 36 | $11,667 | 32.4 | -32.1% |