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ZIP code 68602 — Columbus

ZIP code 68602 serves Columbus, Nebraska.

Postal code: 68602
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City: Columbus
County: Platte
State: Nebraska
Country: United States
Coordinates: 41.4297, -97.3684 — precision precise (locality)
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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 codes: 402, 531
Telephone 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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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	32	37	50	62	73	83	87	84	77	63	48	36
Avg low °F	14	18	28	39	51	62	66	64	55	41	28	18
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.9	4.6	4.7	3.5	3.3	2.5	2.4	1.2	0.9

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: COLUMBUS 3 NE (3.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

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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.

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