PlainZIP

Columbus, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbus, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 28,185. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COLUMBUS-NE · Columbus, NE 1 ZIPs · 28,185 pop · #13875/25278 · Platte County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,480
  • RANK-MID #13875/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Duncan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,185
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $221,900

Nearest income peer: Duncan, NE (+ $5,645 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Columbus

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbus on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Columbus, NE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,185
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,480
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,480 and poverty 10.5% concentrate in 68601.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Columbus as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Alliance is the closest lower-income city and Grand Island the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbus.

Population concentration

Columbus reads through its lone ZIP, 68601

28,185 ACS residents, one ZIP: 68601 is not the leading code inside Columbus, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Columbus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 872 establishments, 14,051 employees , annual payroll $710,960k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68601 (872 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (133) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Columbus, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Platte County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Columbus. See the Platte County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Platte County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Columbus, Humphrey, Platte Center and Lindsay among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Monroe marks the far end of that range at $103,038, 50% above Columbus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68601 28,185 $68,480 872 38
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Columbus roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Columbus, .