| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:08 PM |
| Population: | 2,841 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31163 |
| Land Area: | 512 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.1819, -98.9623 |
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2,841 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 512 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,013 to 2,841 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68852 (Litchfield, $76,250 median) and poorest ZIP 68871 (Rockville, $53,125) are 12.9 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.6× across this county — from $68,500 in 68871 (Rockville) to $318,400 in 68844 (Hazard).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.8% bachelor's+ in 68817 (Ashton) to 36.4% in 68844 (Hazard) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #64 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #75 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,688 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (438 of 2,027 reporting).
5 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.
Sherman County lost 5.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: