| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:09 PM |
| Population: | 3,386 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31181 |
| CBSA: | Hastings, NE |
| Land Area: | 601 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.1835, -98.5054 |
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3,386 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 601 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,820 to 3,386 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68952 (Inavale, $126,250 median) and poorest ZIP 68970 (Red Cloud, $58,523) are 9.1 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $72,000 in 68942 (Guide Rock) to $184,000 in 68930 (Blue Hill).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 68952 (Inavale) to 9 in 68930 (Blue Hill).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.7% bachelor's+ in 68952 (Inavale) to 30.4% in 68928 (Bladen) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #59 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #27 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,499 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 (531 of 2,454 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.
Webster County lost 11.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: