| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:27 PM |
| Population: | 4,384 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20157 |
| Land Area: | 647 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.8271, -97.6334 |
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5,149 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 647 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,357 to 5,090 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.0% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68322 (Bruning, $88,472 median) and poorest ZIP 68429 (Reynolds, $43,611) are 19.6 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.6× across this county — from $41,700 in 68375 (Hubbell) to $149,000 in 68322 (Bruning).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 68375 (Hubbell) to 20 in 68340 (Deshler).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.6% bachelor's+ in 68375 (Hubbell) to 39.6% in 68326 (Carleton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #70 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #104 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,158 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (857 of 3,574 reporting).
11 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.
Thayer County lost 7.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68370 | Hebron | Standard | 1,938 | $67,000 | 162.9 | -9.6% |
| 68340 | Deshler | Standard | 989 | $61,458 | 48.8 | 13.0% |
| 68322 | Bruning | Standard | 513 | $88,472 | 62.3 | 5.3% |
| 68335 | Davenport | Standard | 395 | $72,946 | 85.2 | -10.8% |
| 68327 | Chester | Standard | 383 | $55,750 | 37.2 | 41.3% |
| 68326 | Carleton | Standard | 339 | $85,486 | 55.9 | 2.7% |
| 68303 | Alexandria | Standard | 233 | $60,313 | 71.5 | -2.9% |
| 68325 | Byron | Standard | 131 | $73,750 | 25.6 | -29.2% |
| 68315 | Belvidere | Standard | 70 | $61,023 | 31.5 | -7.9% |
| 68375 | Hubbell | Standard | 69 | $48,594 | 38.3 | -66.3% |
| 68429 | Reynolds | Standard | 59 | $43,611 | 28.0 | — |
| 68362 | Gilead | PO Box | 30 | $62,500 | 0.0 | -70.3% |