ZIP code · Red Cloud · Nebraska · United States

ZIP code 68970 — Red Cloud

ZIP code 68970 serves Red Cloud, Nebraska.

Postal code
68970
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Red Cloud
County
Webster FIPS 31181
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.0952, -98.5187 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
1,243 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
8 / sq mi
Land area
153.4 sq mi (397.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$60,250
Per-capita income
$30,793
Median age
49.2
Households
555
Housing units
695
Median home value
$72,400
Median gross rent
$548 / 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
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 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 13°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F374254647486918880675240
Avg low °F131625354759646151372515
Precip in0.50.71.32.24.23.63.93.42.02.01.10.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RED CLOUD (0.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 68970

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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