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Kearney County, NE ZIP Codes

Kearney County, Nebraska has 11 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 3 of the residential ones lie mainly in Kearney County and 8 mainly in a neighboring county; 10 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $70,167 in 68959 (Minden) to $94,231 in 68956 (Kenesaw) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Kearney County?

68840 · Gibbon: $76k68845 · Kearney: $77k68847 · Kearney: $74k68924 · Axtell: $85k68932 · Campbell: $81k68945 · Heartwell: $65k68947 · Hildreth: $64k68956 · Kenesaw: $94k68959 · Minden: $70k68981 · Upland: $63k68982 · Wilcox: $66k689596884068845689326895668924689816884768982689476894568840 · Gibbon: $76k68845 · Kearney: $77k68847 · Kearney: $74k68924 · Axtell: $85k68932 · Campbell: $81k68945 · Heartwell: $65k68947 · Hildreth: $64k68956 · Kenesaw: $94k68959 · Minden: $70k68981 · Upland: $63k68982 · Wilcox: $66k689596884068845689326895668924689816884768982689476894568840 · Gibbon: $76k68845 · Kearney: $77k68847 · Kearney: $74k68924 · Axtell: $85k68932 · Campbell: $81k68945 · Heartwell: $65k68947 · Hildreth: $64k68956 · Kenesaw: $94k68959 · Minden: $70k68981 · Upland: $63k68982 · Wilcox: $66k6895968840688456893268956689246898168847689826894768945
The residential ZIP codes of Kearney 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).

How different are its ZIP codes?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $73,818 and $76,978.

They carry 10 postal town names.

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

All 11 residential ZIP codes in Kearney County

3 ZIP codes lie mainly in Kearney County; 8 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Kearney County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
68959 Minden 4,048 16 $70k $221k 100%
68924 Axtell 1,348 13 $85k $237k 89%
68945 Heartwell 156 3 $65k $255k 98%

Partly in Kearney County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Kearney County, by their share here
In this county
68947 Hildreth 664 7 $64k $124k 21%
68956 Kenesaw 1,140 12 $94k $204k 20%
68847 Kearney 18,354 167 $74k $238k 20%
68932 Campbell 355 4 $81k $99k 13%
68982 Wilcox 591 7 $66k $160k 13%
68845 Kearney 20,536 166 $77k $282k 12%
68840 Gibbon 2,624 17 $76k $208k 12%
68981 Upland 166 2 $63k $92k 10%

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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?

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

Share of each ZIP code's land in Kearney County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn KearneyElsewhere
6884512%Buffalo County 79%; Phelps County 9%
6884720%Buffalo County 80%
6884012%Buffalo County 88%
6892489%Phelps County 11%
6895620%Adams County 71%; Hall County 7%; Buffalo County 2%
6894721%Franklin County 79%
6898213%Franklin County 30%; Harlan County 30%; Phelps County 27%
6893213%Franklin County 42%; Webster County 33%; Adams County 13%
6898110%Franklin County 90%
6894598%Adams County 2%

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

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

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Kearney County's ZIP codes use 2 prefixes: 688 and 689.

Three-digit prefixes of Kearney 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 Kearney County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
688 Lincoln, NE (SCF 683) 3 66
689 Lincoln, NE (SCF 683) 8 57

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