ZIP code · Red Cloud · Nebraska · United States
ZIP code 68970 — Red Cloud
ZIP code 68970 serves Red Cloud, Nebraska.
- Postal code
- 68970Single 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)
View on OpenStreetMap - 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
- 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 68970
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 13°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 37 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Avg low °F | 13 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 37 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RED CLOUD (0.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 68970
- 2 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 2 restaurants & cafés
- 4 parks
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 7 places of worship
- 3 gas stations
- 3 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