ZIP code · Elm Creek · Nebraska · United States
ZIP code 68836 — Elm Creek
ZIP code 68836 serves Elm Creek, Nebraska.
- Postal code
- 68836Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Elm Creek
- County
- Buffalo FIPS 31019
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.7301, -99.3728 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,829 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 12 / sq mi
- Land area
- 146.8 sq mi (380.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $79,531
- Per-capita income
- $35,439
- Median age
- 32
- Households
- 670
- Housing units
- 745
- Median home value
- $215,500
- Median gross rent
- $838 / 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 68836
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 15°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 38 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Avg low °F | 15 | 18 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 52 | 38 | 26 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CANADAY STEAM PLT (17.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 68836
- 1 schools
- 4 parks
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 2 places of worship
- 7 gas stations
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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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