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Howard County, NE ZIP Codes

Howard County, Nebraska has 11 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 6 of the residential ones lie mainly in Howard County and 5 mainly in a neighboring county; 8 cross the county line.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Howard County?

68817 · Ashton: $74k68820 · Boelus: $82k68824 · Cairo: $78k68831 · Dannebrog: $69k68835 · Elba: $52k68838 · Farwell: $104k68864 · Palmer: $83k68872 · Saint Libory: $85k68873 · Saint Paul: $75k68875 · Scotia: $62k68882 · Wolbach: $68k688736886468882688756883568824688316881768872688206883868817 · Ashton: $74k68820 · Boelus: $82k68824 · Cairo: $78k68831 · Dannebrog: $69k68835 · Elba: $52k68838 · Farwell: $104k68864 · Palmer: $83k68872 · Saint Libory: $85k68873 · Saint Paul: $75k68875 · Scotia: $62k68882 · Wolbach: $68k688736886468882688756883568824688316881768872688206883868817 · Ashton: $74k68820 · Boelus: $82k68824 · Cairo: $78k68831 · Dannebrog: $69k68835 · Elba: $52k68838 · Farwell: $104k68864 · Palmer: $83k68872 · Saint Libory: $85k68873 · Saint Paul: $75k68875 · Scotia: $62k68882 · Wolbach: $68k6887368864688826887568835688246883168817688726882068838
The residential ZIP codes of Howard County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 11 residential ZIP codes in Howard County

6 ZIP codes lie mainly in Howard County; 5 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Howard County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
68873 Saint Paul 3,785 22 $75k $215k 100%
68872 Saint Libory 992 16 $85k $208k 74%
68831 Dannebrog 705 10 $69k $202k 96%
68835 Elba 459 5 $52k $139k 91%
68820 Boelus 343 9 $82k $114k 100%
68838 Farwell 150 3 $104k $156k 100%

Partly in Howard County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Howard County, by their share here
In this county
68882 Wolbach 401 3 $68k $78k 25%
68864 Palmer 958 5 $83k $184k 25%
68817 Ashton 340 4 $74k $138k 14%
68824 Cairo 1,562 17 $78k $220k 14%
68875 Scotia 716 6 $62k $158k 4%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

8 ZIP codes of Howard County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Howard County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn HowardElsewhere
6882414%Hall County 86%
6887274%Merrick County 26%
6886425%Merrick County 38%; Nance County 37%
688754%Greeley County 96%
6883196%Hall County 4%
6883591%Greeley County 9%
6888225%Greeley County 68%; Nance County 8%
6881714%Sherman County 86%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

Which first three digits do Howard County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Howard County starts with 688.

Three-digit prefixes of Howard County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Howard County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
688 Lincoln, NE (SCF 683) 11 66

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.