First three digits · Nebraska
ZIP Codes Starting with
43 ZIP codes start with 686, sorted at the Omaha, NE (SCF 680) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Nebraska: 42 residential ZIP codes across 12 counties and 1 PO Box or single-organization code (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 686 mean?
The first digit, 6, is one of ten national areas (Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska). The first three, 686, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 686 to the Omaha, NE (SCF 680) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 686 ZIP codes are Columbus, Schuyler, David City, Albion, North Bend and Fullerton.
The same facility sorts 6 prefixes, 306 ZIP codes in all: 515, 516, 680, 681, 686, 687.
Where are the 686 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 686
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68601 | Columbus | Platte County | 30,944 | 108 | $69k | $222k |
| 68602 | Columbus | Platte County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 68620 | Albion | Boone County | 2,986 | 11 | $84k | $232k |
| 68621 | Ames | Dodge County | 204 | 6 | $93k | – |
| 68622 | Bartlett | Wheeler County | 427 | 1 | $78k | $169k |
| 68623 | Belgrade | Nance County | 356 | 5 | $69k | – |
| 68624 | Bellwood | Butler County | 1,009 | 14 | $69k | $195k |
| 68626 | Brainard | Butler County | 563 | 9 | $96k | $259k |
| 68627 | Cedar Rapids | Boone County | 802 | 6 | $72k | $136k |
| 68628 | Clarks | Merrick County | 848 | 8 | $58k | $184k |
| 68629 | Clarkson | Colfax County | 1,336 | 9 | $78k | $133k |
| 68631 | Creston | Platte County | 337 | 9 | $87k | $200k |
| 68632 | David City | Butler County | 3,942 | 26 | $70k | $176k |
| 68633 | Dodge | Dodge County | 930 | 10 | $82k | $209k |
| 68634 | Duncan | Platte County | 635 | 96 | $74k | $165k |
| 68635 | Dwight | Butler County | 456 | 9 | $82k | $215k |
| 68636 | Elgin | Antelope County | 1,224 | 6 | $78k | $114k |
| 68637 | Ericson | Wheeler County | 317 | 2 | $74k | $161k |
| 68638 | Fullerton | Nance County | 1,664 | 11 | $57k | $145k |
| 68640 | Genoa | Nance County | 1,212 | 10 | $68k | $142k |
| 68641 | Howells | Colfax County | 939 | 9 | $81k | $122k |
| 68642 | Humphrey | Platte County | 1,628 | 13 | $94k | $266k |
| 68643 | Leigh | Platte County | 1,019 | 10 | $77k | $157k |
| 68644 | Lindsay | Platte County | 762 | 8 | $82k | $298k |
| 68647 | Monroe | Platte County | 702 | 11 | $103k | $205k |
| 68648 | Morse Bluff | Saunders County | 349 | 9 | $85k | $370k |
| 68649 | North Bend | Dodge County | 1,748 | 17 | $87k | $232k |
| 68651 | Osceola | Polk County | 1,364 | 11 | $79k | $191k |
| 68652 | Petersburg | Boone County | 630 | 4 | $79k | $120k |
| 68653 | Platte Center | Platte County | 748 | 13 | $100k | $223k |
| 68654 | Polk | Polk County | 569 | 10 | $65k | $116k |
| 68655 | Primrose | Boone County | 112 | 3 | $84k | $120k |
| 68658 | Rising City | Butler County | 604 | 8 | $103k | $214k |
| 68659 | Rogers | Colfax County | 220 | 6 | $68k | – |
| 68660 | Saint Edward | Boone County | 893 | 7 | $56k | $139k |
| 68661 | Schuyler | Colfax County | 7,459 | 52 | $83k | $155k |
| 68662 | Shelby | Polk County | 1,088 | 12 | $90k | $169k |
| 68663 | Silver Creek | Merrick County | 782 | 8 | $57k | $211k |
| 68664 | Snyder | Dodge County | 293 | 604 | $88k | $92k |
| 68665 | Spalding | Greeley County | 638 | 4 | $70k | $147k |
| 68666 | Stromsburg | Polk County | 1,514 | 18 | $64k | $177k |
| 68667 | Surprise | Butler County | 110 | 7 | $121k | $296k |
| 68669 | Ulysses | Butler County | 493 | 8 | $86k | $123k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.