| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:06 PM |
| Population: | 961 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31075 |
| Land Area: | 1,677 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 20 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.0522, -101.7331 |
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961 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,677 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 829 to 961 from 2014 to 2024 — a +15.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 69366 (Whitman, $93,750 median) and poorest ZIP 69350 (Hyannis, $53,194) are 12.3 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $121,400 in 69350 (Hyannis) to $174,000 in 69366 (Whitman).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 69366 (Whitman) to 1 in 69350 (Hyannis).
Educational attainment ranges from 22.0% bachelor's+ in 69333 (Ashby) to 35.0% in 69366 (Whitman) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #86 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #52 for median household income with the #6 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,757 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
27.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (184 of 670 reporting).
3 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.