| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:08 PM |
| Population: | 17,271 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31159 |
| CBSA: | Lincoln, NE |
| Land Area: | 522 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.8721, -97.1551 |
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17,271 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 522 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,519 to 17,200 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.1% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68423 (Pleasant Dale, $101,250 median) and poorest ZIP 68360 (Garland, $72,000) are 9.8 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $158,100 in 68364 (Goehner) to $301,700 in 68423 (Pleasant Dale).
Density varies 175× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 68313 (Beaver Crossing) to 1,771 in 68364 (Goehner).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.3% bachelor's+ in 68314 (Bee) to 42.9% in 68360 (Garland) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #18 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #21 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $80,872 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,570 of 10,862 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68434 | Seward | Standard | 9,099 | $81,466 | 160.8 | 9.4% |
| 68405 | Milford | Standard | 3,575 | $75,250 | 77.9 | 4.7% |
| 68456 | Utica | Standard | 1,215 | $89,550 | 53.1 | 8.4% |
| 68313 | Beaver Crossing | Standard | 758 | $72,132 | 74.9 | -19.3% |
| 68439 | Staplehurst | Standard | 691 | $82,759 | 39.2 | 16.5% |
| 68423 | Pleasant Dale | Standard | 688 | $101,250 | 56.6 | -23.1% |
| 68360 | Garland | Standard | 504 | $72,000 | 25.1 | -2.9% |
| 68314 | Bee | Standard | 361 | $73,333 | 33.0 | -43.3% |
| 68364 | Goehner | PO Box | 309 | $96,767 | 0.2 | 263.5% |
| 68330 | Cordova | PO Box | 71 | $49,000 | 1.1 | — |