PlainZIP

Shelton, NE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelton, NE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,545. 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 SHELTON-NE · Shelton, NE 1 ZIPs · 1,545 pop · #8559/25278 · Buffalo County

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

  • INC-HIGH $82,207
  • RANK-UPPER #8559/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Miller
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,545
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,800

Nearest income peer: Miller, NE ( $124 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 Shelton

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

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,545
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,207
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 68876 (1,545 residents). Household income $82,207 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shelton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 68876, is all of Shelton

There is no split to weigh here: 68876 holds every one of Shelton's 1,545 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shelton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 146 employees , annual payroll $5,241k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68876 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Retail trade · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Shelton, NE

These ZIP codes sit in Buffalo County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelton. See the Buffalo County roll-up →

Shelton lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Buffalo County: Elm Creek, Pleasanton and Riverdale earn more and Kearney, Gibbon and Ravenna earn less. Odessa marks the far end of that range at $39,792, 52% below Shelton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
68876 1,545 $82,207 37 7
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Shelton 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 Shelton, .