| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:06 PM |
| Population: | 2,293 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31077 |
| Land Area: | 635 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.5620, -98.5054 |
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2,293 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 635 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,668 to 2,293 from 2014 to 2024 — a -14.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68665 (Spalding, $70,000 median) and poorest ZIP 68842 (Greeley, $57,875) are 9.7 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $78,100 in 68882 (Wolbach) to $158,300 in 68875 (Scotia).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 68842 (Greeley) to 5 in 68875 (Scotia).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.5% bachelor's+ in 68842 (Greeley) to 26.5% in 68665 (Spalding) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #71 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #78 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,212 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (361 of 1,625 reporting).
4 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.
Greeley County lost 14.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: