State profile · NE
Nebraska ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in Nebraska, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 581
- ZIP codes
- 1,826,766
- Population
- $76,598
- Avg ZIP income
- 93
- Counties
The verdict
Nebraska holds the 26th-most ZIP codes in the country, with an average ZIP household income 6% above the national ZIP median — 26th of 52 states & territories.
- #26
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #26
- of 52 by avg income
- 1,826,766
- people across all ZIPs
- 93
- counties covered
Ranks compare this state against all reporting states using ZIP-level Census ACS 5-Year aggregates.
Nebraska (NE) contains 581 ZIP codes spread across 93 counties and 524 distinct cities. Together those ZIP areas cover a total population of 1,826,766 based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. ZIP-level granularity matters here: Nebraska stretches across very different economic zones, and a single state-wide average hides the 10x spread you will see between its highest-income and lowest-income ZIP codes in the table below.
The economic baseline across Nebraska ZIPs shows an average median household income of $76,598 and an average home value of $186,954, with a state-wide average median age of 43.8. These averages are computed over every ZIP in NE with reported data, not weighted by population, so small rural ZIPs count the same as metropolitan ones. Use them as a reference line, then drill into the ZIP tables to see where affluent suburbs, rural counties, and urban cores deviate from the state mean.
The largest urban concentrations in Nebraska by population are Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney, and each city aggregates multiple ZIP codes worth of Census data on its own city page. Every record in this view comes from publicly available federal datasets, primarily the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey and USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Area files, with no proprietary scoring, estimation, or editorial adjustment. Click any county to drill down to its ZIP-level detail, or jump directly to a ZIP code to see household income, housing cost, demographic breakdown, nearby ZIPs, and FHFA home-price history for that specific five-digit area.
Largest cities in Nebraska
Top 10 cities by population in Nebraska
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Omaha
Omaha, NE
518,429 residents
- Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
266,032 residents
- Bellevue 60,409
Bellevue, NE
60,409 residents
- Grand Island 52,565
Grand Island, NE
52,565 residents
- Kearney 36,411
Kearney, NE
36,411 residents
- Papillion 34,894
Papillion, NE
34,894 residents
- Norfolk 30,670
Norfolk, NE
30,670 residents
- Fremont 30,376
Fremont, NE
30,376 residents
- North Platte 29,904
North Platte, NE
29,904 residents
- Columbus 28,185
Columbus, NE
28,185 residents
What this shows Population concentrates heavily in the state's largest metros, while most of its 524 cities are far smaller, a pattern the ZIP-level tables below make concrete.
Counties in Nebraska
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ZIP Codes in Nebraska
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Official Data Resources
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.