ZIP code · Amherst · Nebraska · United States
ZIP code 68812 — Amherst
ZIP code 68812 serves Amherst, Nebraska.
- Postal code
- 68812Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Amherst
- County
- Buffalo FIPS 31019
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.8495, -99.2609 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 642 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5 / sq mi
- Land area
- 122.7 sq mi (317.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $68,833
- Per-capita income
- $32,642
- Median age
- 37.5
- Households
- 244
- Housing units
- 269
- Median home value
- $207,300
- Median gross rent
- $673 / month
- Congressional district
- NE-3 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 308Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 68812
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 14°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 36 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 38 |
| Avg low °F | 14 | 17 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: KEARNEY 4 NE (15.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 68812
- 1 schools
- 1 post offices
- 4 places of worship
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page