ZIP code · Lexington · Nebraska · United States

ZIP code 68850 — Lexington

ZIP code 68850 serves Lexington, Nebraska.

Postal code
68850
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Lexington
County
Dawson FIPS 31047
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.7850, -99.7515 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
12,394 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
46 / sq mi
Land area
267 sq mi (691.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$64,269
Per-capita income
$25,775
Median age
31.3
Households
4,072
Housing units
4,299
Median home value
$156,700
Median gross rent
$911 / 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
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 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 15°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F384153627282868478655140
Avg low °F151827374859646252382618
Precip in0.40.51.22.53.83.93.33.01.81.70.70.6

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CANADAY STEAM PLT (6.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 68850

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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