| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:25 PM |
| Population: | 959 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31103 |
| Land Area: | 802 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.8266, -99.5299 |
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959 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 802 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 861 to 959 from 2014 to 2024 — a +11.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68759 (Newport, $88,750 median) and poorest ZIP 68778 (Springview, $61,500) are 26.4 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $59,300 in 68759 (Newport) to $109,200 in 68778 (Springview).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 68759 (Newport) to 1 in 68778 (Springview).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.3% bachelor's+ in 68759 (Newport) to 20.4% in 68778 (Springview) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #87 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #62 for median household income with the #8 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $71,224 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (131 of 650 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.