ZIP code · Fairfield · Nebraska · United States

ZIP code 68938 — Fairfield

ZIP code 68938 serves Fairfield, Nebraska.

Postal code
68938
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Fairfield
County
Clay FIPS 31035
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.4285, -98.1063 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
455 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
6 / sq mi
Land area
70.4 sq mi (182.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$69,821
Per-capita income
$42,276
Median age
45.9
Households
227
Housing units
275
Median home value
$183,400
Median gross rent
$645 / month
Congressional district
NE-3 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6a (-10 to -5 °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
402
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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 16°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F354052637384878578665139
Avg low °F161929395061666354412920
Precip in0.60.81.32.65.34.24.23.92.32.41.41.0

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CLAY CTR (7.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 68938

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.

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