ZIP code · Wilcox · Nebraska · United States
ZIP code 68982 — Wilcox
ZIP code 68982 serves Wilcox, Nebraska.
- Postal code
- 68982Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wilcox
- County
- Kearney FIPS 31099
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.3735, -99.1539 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 617 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 7 / sq mi
- Land area
- 87.8 sq mi (227.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $69,583
- Per-capita income
- $33,205
- Median age
- 44.1
- Households
- 257
- Housing units
- 310
- Median home value
- $142,400
- Median gross rent
- $672 / 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
- 308Telephone 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 68982
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 16°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 37 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 39 |
| Avg low °F | 16 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 28 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RAGAN (8.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 68982
- 1 schools
- 3 parks
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 3 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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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