| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 308 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:08 PM |
| Population: | 709 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31171 |
| Land Area: | 1,042 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.0668, -100.5123 |
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709 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,042 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 894 to 709 from 2014 to 2024 — a -20.7% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 69166 (Thedford, $58,929 median) and poorest ZIP 69161 (Seneca, $36,583) are 15.7 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.8× across this county — from $117,000 in 69166 (Thedford) to $450,000 in 69142 (Halsey).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 69161 (Seneca) to 1 in 69166 (Thedford).
Within Nebraska, this is the #92 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #104 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,124 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (183 of 569 reporting).
3 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Thomas County lost 20.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: