| ZIP Codes: | 1 ZIP Codes (1 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:24 PM |
| Population: | 1,936 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31071 |
| Land Area: | 869 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.9157, -99.1103 |
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1,936 residents live across 1 ZIPs covering 869 sq mi, served by 1 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,217 to 1,936 from 2014 to 2024 — a -12.7% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68823 (Burwell, $61,974 median) and poorest ZIP 68823 (Burwell, $61,974) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Within Nebraska, this is the #75 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #83 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,974 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
30.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (425 of 1,385 reporting).
1 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.
Garfield County lost 12.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68823 | Burwell | Standard | 1,936 | $61,974 | 869.2 | -12.7% |