ZIP code · Kearney · Nebraska · United States

ZIP code 68849 — Kearney

ZIP code 68849 serves Kearney, Nebraska.

Postal code
68849
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Kearney
County
Buffalo FIPS 31019
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.8497, -99.0741 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
1,347 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
6,121 / sq mi
Land area
0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Per-capita income
$6,063
Median age
19.6
Households
0
Housing units
0
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
308
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 14°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F364051627282878478655138
Avg low °F141725364759636151382517
Precip in0.50.61.52.74.43.93.43.01.82.11.00.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: KEARNEY 4 NE (9.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 68849

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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