Potter, NE · standard
ZIP Code 69156
Cheyenne County, Nebraska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 699
- 1/sq mi
- $81,346
- Median income
- $117,400
- Median home value
- 26.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Potter pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 36%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 16th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 69156 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 69156 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Potter, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, home to just 699 residents across 873.8 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 69156 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $81,346 (6% above the average Nebraska ZIP), while per-capita income is $40,787. The poverty rate is 11.5%, with unemployment at 4.5%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $117,400 (37% below the average Nebraska ZIP), and median rent is $1,098; owner occupancy is 81.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.9, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Cheyenne County, so 69156 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 69156, Potter, NE · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
699
Population
873.8
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 69156?
48.9
Median Age
50.7%
Male
49.3%
Female
4.8%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$81,346
Median Household Income
+6% vs state ZIP avg
$40,787
Per Capita Income
11.5%
Poverty Rate
4.5%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
318housing units
318
Total Housing Units
280
Occupied Units
38
Vacant Units
2.39
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$117,400
Median Home Value
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$1,098
Median Rent
1944
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 19 business establishments in ZIP 69156, employing approximately 64 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,297,000.
19
Businesses
64
Employees
$3.3M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 6 | 31.6% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 15.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 69156 vs 69133 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69133 | Dix, NE | 386 | 10.8 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 69156, both outside NE so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.