| City: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Names to Avoid: | Union Pacific Rr |
| County: | Douglas County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:17:28 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.2597, -95.9352 |
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Union Pacific Railroad, America's largest railroad, operates its national corporate headquarters under dedicated ZIP code 68179 in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Incorporated on July 1, 1862 under the Pacific Railroad Act signed by President Abraham Lincoln, Union Pacific laid its first rails in Omaha and completed the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869. The company has maintained its operational headquarters in Omaha for over 160 years, celebrating 150 years of local presence in 2024. This postal designation has served the railroad for over two decades.
The 0.01-square-mile postal boundary encompasses Union Pacific Center at 1400 Douglas Street, the 19-story headquarters completed in 2004 that employs nearly 4,000 workers. Census Business Patterns data shows 8 establishments with 370 employees within this specific ZIP code. Five ZIP+4 delivery codes route mail to the corporate headquarters. Omaha also hosts UP's Harriman Dispatching Center, one of America's largest rail dispatching facilities. Omaha serves as the valid mailing city for this designation, which falls within Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District.
| Establishments: | 8 |
| Employment: | 370 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 68179 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 358 people with an annual payroll of $34,826,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $12,145,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $34,826,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 358Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 68179 is located in Douglas County, Nebraska, within the Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 36540) and Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 972,840 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 68179. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Omaha, NE-IASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 36540Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 972,840Source: Census |
| MSA: | Omaha, NE-IA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 509.74 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3137000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Omaha city; NebraskaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 68179 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.