| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 402 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:07 PM |
| Population: | 6,444 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31139 |
| CBSA: | Norfolk, NE |
| Land Area: | 518 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.2687, -97.5841 |
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6,444 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 518 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,414 to 6,444 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.5% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68747 (Mclean, $88,438 median) and poorest ZIP 68769 (Plainview, $61,833) are 19.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $122,500 in 68769 (Plainview) to $233,500 in 68767 (Pierce).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 68747 (Mclean) to 17 in 68767 (Pierce).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.0% bachelor's+ in 68747 (Mclean) to 25.6% in 68767 (Pierce) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #44 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #38 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $74,712 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,050 of 4,419 reporting).
4 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.