| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:27 PM |
| Population: | 16,037 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31151 |
| Land Area: | 699 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.4986, -97.1180 |
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16,037 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 699 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,455 to 16,037 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.8% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68465 (Wilber, $91,964 median) and poorest ZIP 68464 (Western, $59,750) are 10.4 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $121,000 in 68453 (Tobias) to $234,000 in 68333 (Crete).
Density varies 19× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 68453 (Tobias) to 83 in 68333 (Crete).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.1% bachelor's+ in 68453 (Tobias) to 27.9% in 68359 (Friend) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #19 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #25 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $82,759 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,235 of 10,179 reporting).
8 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68333 | Crete | Standard | 9,286 | $81,083 | 111.3 | 8.1% |
| 68465 | Wilber | Standard | 2,543 | $91,964 | 106.6 | 9.9% |
| 68359 | Friend | Standard | 1,546 | $90,909 | 129.4 | -3.1% |
| 68343 | Dorchester | Standard | 1,008 | $74,554 | 87.0 | -4.1% |
| 68341 | De Witt | Standard | 821 | $82,917 | 93.5 | -11.2% |
| 68464 | Western | Standard | 392 | $59,750 | 83.9 | -25.2% |
| 68453 | Tobias | Standard | 280 | $83,750 | 64.4 | -22.4% |
| 68445 | Swanton | Standard | 161 | $60,625 | 23.4 | 69.5% |