ZIP code · Nelson · Nebraska · United States
ZIP code 68961 — Nelson
ZIP code 68961 serves Nelson, Nebraska.
- Postal code
- 68961Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Nelson
- County
- Nuckolls FIPS 31129
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.2011, -98.0684 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 615 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5 / sq mi
- Land area
- 132 sq mi (341.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $58,611
- Per-capita income
- $41,873
- Median age
- 59.5
- Households
- 328
- Housing units
- 428
- Median home value
- $78,900
- Median gross rent
- $492 / 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
- 402Telephone 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 68961
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 14°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 37 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 67 | 52 | 39 |
| Avg low °F | 14 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 53 | 39 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SUPERIOR (11.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 68961
- 4 schools
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 3 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 6 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 4 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 2 gas stations
- 2 police & fire 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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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.
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