ZIP code · Sutton · Nebraska · United States
ZIP code 68979 — Sutton
ZIP code 68979 serves Sutton, Nebraska.
- Postal code
- 68979Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Sutton
- County
- Clay FIPS 31035
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.6056, -97.8592 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,645 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 12 / sq mi
- Land area
- 135.5 sq mi (350.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $84,265
- Per-capita income
- $54,719
- Median age
- 46.1
- Households
- 694
- Housing units
- 769
- Median home value
- $156,300
- Median gross rent
- $843 / 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 68979
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 87°F), coldest Jan (avg low 16°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 35 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Avg low °F | 16 | 19 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CLAY CTR (11.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 68979
- 2 schools
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 3 restaurants & cafés
- 1 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 5 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 2 gas stations
- 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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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