| 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: | 6,143 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31099 |
| CBSA: | Kearney, NE |
| Land Area: | 500 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.4668, -99.0059 |
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6,143 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 500 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,075 to 6,143 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68924 (Axtell, $85,000 median) and poorest ZIP 68945 (Heartwell, $64,792) are 17.5 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $159,600 in 68982 (Wilcox) to $255,000 in 68945 (Heartwell).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 68945 (Heartwell) to 16 in 68959 (Minden).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.8% bachelor's+ in 68945 (Heartwell) to 35.2% in 68924 (Axtell) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #46 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #56 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,909 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
33.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,388 of 4,128 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.