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ZIP Code 68828: Comstock, NE
ZIP code 68828 uses the postal name Comstock, Nebraska and lies mostly in Custer County (73% of its land) with the rest in Valley County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $61,667 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Comstock; more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Comstock · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Custer County (73%); Valley County (27%)
- Census places
- Comstock
- House district
- NE-3 119th Congress
- State
- Nebraska
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 80.7 sq mi · 3 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 68828?
68828 centers on 41.558°, -99.249° and covers 80.7 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 68815, 68881, 68874, 68837, 68862, 68823.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 68828, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 68828 compare with the rest of Custer County?
| Measure | 68828 | In Custer County | In NE |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 204 | 19th of 21 | 491st of 586 |
| Median household income | $62k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $88k | not ranked | not ranked |
68828's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (204). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 7% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 68828?
The 2020 Census counted 173 people in 68828; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 204. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 204±80 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 173
- Households
- 120
- Median age
- 65.2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 68828?
Of the 204 people the ACS estimates in 68828, 5.4% are under 18 and 52.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 185.4%
- 18 to 6442.6%
- 65 and older52.0%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 68828 earn?
Median household income is $61,667 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $61,667±$18,338
- Income per person
- $52,157
- Below the poverty line
- 16.7%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 5.1%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $54,827110 returns; wages 58% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 68828?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $88,100
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 79.2%
- Housing units
- 176
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 68828?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68815 | Arcadia | 652 | $70k | 10.1 mi |
| 68881 | Westerville | 26 | – | 10.3 mi |
| 68874 | Sargent | 821 | $60k | 11.4 mi |
| 68837 | Elyria | 109 | $81k | 11.9 mi |
| 68862 | Ord | 2,977 | $60k | 16.4 mi |
| 68823 | Burwell | 1,936 | $62k | 27.9 mi |
| 68814 | Ansley | 984 | $73k | 19.2 mi (near) |
| 68822 | Broken Bow | 4,335 | $68k | 23.0 mi (near) |
| 68859 | North Loup | 357 | $50k | 23.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.