ZIP code · Platte Center · Nebraska · United States
ZIP code 68653 — Platte Center
ZIP code 68653 serves Platte Center, Nebraska.
- Postal code
- 68653Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Platte Center
- County
- Platte FIPS 31141
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.5375, -97.4884 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 620 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 11 / sq mi
- Land area
- 56.5 sq mi (146.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $88,529
- Per-capita income
- $33,064
- Median age
- 46
- Households
- 216
- Housing units
- 225
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,000 / month
- Congressional district
- NE-1 (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)
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Map of ZIP code 68653
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 14°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 32 | 37 | 50 | 62 | 73 | 83 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 63 | 48 | 36 |
| Avg low °F | 14 | 18 | 28 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: COLUMBUS 3 NE (9.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 68653
- 2 schools
- 2 post offices
- 4 places of worship
- 1 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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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