Elk Creek, NE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elk Creek, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 256. 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 ELK-CREEK-NE · Elk Creek, NE 1 ZIPs · 256 pop · #12560/25278 · Johnson County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK
- INC-MID $71,597
- RANK-MID #12560/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Sterling
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 90% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 256
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-UNK Homes pending
Nearest income peer: Sterling, NE ( $3,628 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 Elk Creek
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elk Creek on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Tecumseh · lowest
Tecumseh · lowest
$46,132 median HH income
- Crab Orchard · near
Crab Orchard · near
$66,563 median HH income
- Sterling · near
Sterling · near
$67,969 median HH income
- Elk Creek · this city
Elk Creek · this city
$71,597 median HH income
- Cook · highest
Cook · highest
$77,614 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elk Creek, NE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 50%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 256
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,597
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 68348 (256 residents). Household income $71,597 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Nebraska, Maywood is the closest lower-income city and Ponca the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elk Creek.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 68348, is all of Elk Creek
There is no split to weigh here: 68348 holds every one of Elk Creek's 256 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Elk Creek's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 29 employees , annual payroll $1,611k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68348 (7 units) .
ZIP Codes in Elk Creek, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Johnson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elk Creek. See the Johnson County roll-up →
Elk Creek sits in the upper half of Johnson County on income: Tecumseh, Sterling and Crab Orchard report less, while Cook reports more. Tecumseh marks the far end of that range at $46,132, 36% below Elk Creek.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68348 | 256 | $71,597 | 7 | 3 |
Elk Creek 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 Elk Creek, .