PlainZIP

Gothenburg, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gothenburg, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,489. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GOTHENBURG-NE · Gothenburg, NE 1 ZIPs · 4,489 pop · #10141/25278 · Dawson County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $77,604
  • RANK-MID #10141/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eddyville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,489
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $199,300

Nearest income peer: Eddyville, NE (+ $1,146 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 Gothenburg

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gothenburg 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, Gothenburg, NE sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 40%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,489
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,604
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 69138 (4,489 residents). Household income $77,604 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gothenburg as a pure owner town.

Within Nebraska, Atkinson is the closest lower-income city and Cook the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gothenburg.

Population concentration

Gothenburg reads through its lone ZIP, 69138

4,489 ACS residents, one ZIP: 69138 is not the leading code inside Gothenburg, 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 Gothenburg's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 179 establishments, 1,591 employees , annual payroll $77,549k (~40 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 69138 (179 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (24) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Gothenburg, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Dawson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gothenburg. See the Dawson County roll-up →

Gothenburg lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Dawson County: Overton and Sumner earn more and Lexington, Cozad and Farnam earn less. Farnam marks the far end of that range at $44,375, 43% below Gothenburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
69138 4,489 $77,604 179 5
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Gothenburg 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 Gothenburg, .