| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:07 PM |
| Population: | 33,425 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31111 |
| CBSA: | North Platte, NE |
| Land Area: | 2,172 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 12 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.0385, -100.8444 |
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33,425 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 2,172 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 35,844 to 33,425 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 69143 (Hershey, $90,625 median) and poorest ZIP 69169 (Wallace, $49,375) are 28.5 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $116,700 in 69169 (Wallace) to $225,000 in 69170 (Wellfleet).
Density varies 34× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 69170 (Wellfleet) to 50 in 69101 (North Platte).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.4% bachelor's+ in 69165 (Sutherland) to 36.8% in 69170 (Wellfleet) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #10 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #35 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,692 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,324 of 23,350 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 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.
Lincoln County lost 6.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69101 | North Platte | Standard | 27,198 | $62,268 | 538.7 | -8.8% |
| 69143 | Hershey | Standard | 1,789 | $90,625 | 225.8 | 39.2% |
| 69165 | Sutherland | Standard | 1,760 | $75,795 | 269.6 | -8.5% |
| 69123 | Brady | Standard | 972 | $85,893 | 245.3 | 18.0% |
| 69151 | Maxwell | Standard | 831 | $87,500 | 305.4 | -4.2% |
| 69169 | Wallace | Standard | 461 | $49,375 | 209.1 | -23.0% |
| 69170 | Wellfleet | Standard | 326 | $58,750 | 218.0 | -16.2% |
| 69132 | Dickens | Standard | 88 | $96,964 | 160.4 | -38.5% |
| 69103 | North Platte | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |