Lancaster
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Nebraska
Lancaster is a major-metro county in Nebraska with 36 ZIP codes, 284,432 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lancaster, NE sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 6%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 284,432
- combined ZIP population
- 36
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $101,612
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Lancaster lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 31109, 36 ZIPs, combined population 284,432). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 68516 (Lincoln) with 38,956 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 31109, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
36
Total ZIPs
284,432
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Lancaster
Side-by-side: Compare 68516 vs 68521 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68516 | Lincoln | 38,956 | 790 |
| 68521 | Lincoln | 31,733 | 847 |
| 68506 | Lincoln | 27,952 | 1,501 |
| 68502 | Lincoln | 26,238 | 1,714 |
| 68510 | Lincoln | 20,514 | 1,362 |
| 68504 | Lincoln | 16,444 | 950 |
| 68503 | Lincoln | 15,264 | 1,989 |
| 68505 | Lincoln | 15,137 | 1,559 |
| 68508 | Lincoln | 14,475 | 1,892 |
| 68507 | Lincoln | 13,429 | 504 |
| 68522 | Lincoln | 12,728 | 456 |
| 68512 | Lincoln | 11,659 | 496 |
| 68528 | Lincoln | 6,285 | 126 |
| 68524 | Lincoln | 5,983 | 76 |
| 68526 | Lincoln | 4,800 | 164 |
| 68462 | Waverly | 3,827 | 27 |
| 68372 | Hickman | 2,827 | 30 |
| 68358 | Firth | 1,877 | 15 |
| 68317 | Bennet | 1,495 | 13 |
| 68430 | Roca | 1,402 | 12 |
| 68523 | Lincoln | 1,390 | 34 |
| 68428 | Raymond | 1,375 | 10 |
| 68339 | Denton | 1,311 | 12 |
| 68402 | Malcolm | 1,210 | 14 |
| 68520 | Lincoln | 1,143 | 40 |
| 68404 | Martell | 902 | 7 |
| 68461 | Walton | 734 | 12 |
| 68527 | Lincoln | 696 | 10 |
| 68336 | Davey | 557 | 11 |
| 68517 | Lincoln | 538 | 8 |
| 68532 | Lincoln | 493 | 22 |
| 68368 | Hallam | 485 | 5 |
| 68419 | Panama | 256 | 348 |
| 68438 | Sprague | 142 | 564 |
| 68514 | Lincoln | 127 | 10 |
| 68531 | Lincoln | 48 | 5 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Lancaster?
Lancaster has a total population of 284,432 across 36 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
Lancaster includes 36 ZIP codes: 68516, 68521, 68506, 68502, 68510, 68504, 68503, 68505, 68508, 68507, and more.