| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 402 / 531 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:05 PM |
| Population: | 5,537 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 31059 |
| Land Area: | 556 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.5170, -97.5638 |
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5,537 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 556 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,729 to 5,537 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 68361 (Geneva, $80,909 median) and poorest ZIP 68406 (Milligan, $69,318) are 12.7 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $106,600 in 68354 (Fairmont) to $170,800 in 68361 (Geneva).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 68416 (Ohiowa) to 24 in 68361 (Geneva).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.1% bachelor's+ in 68416 (Ohiowa) to 30.4% in 68436 (Shickley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nebraska, this is the #49 most populous of 107 counties and ranks #18 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $77,258 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (967 of 4,187 reporting).
8 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68361 | Geneva | Standard | 2,338 | $80,909 | 97.6 | -3.8% |
| 68354 | Fairmont | Standard | 863 | $73,906 | 99.5 | 8.7% |
| 68351 | Exeter | Standard | 834 | $76,583 | 88.1 | -5.9% |
| 68436 | Shickley | Standard | 527 | $72,969 | 81.2 | -8.7% |
| 68406 | Milligan | Standard | 468 | $69,318 | 51.9 | -15.1% |
| 68365 | Grafton | Standard | 288 | $78,250 | 55.7 | 66.5% |
| 68416 | Ohiowa | Standard | 175 | $70,000 | 55.8 | -36.4% |
| 68444 | Strang | Standard | 44 | $120,000 | 26.3 | 2.3% |