ZIP code
68847
Kearney, NE
68847 covers Kearney in Buffalo County, with 17,911 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 68847. Methodology
ZIP code map of 68847
About ZIP code 68847
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 68847. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 68847
Race
- White15,943
- Black or African American212
- American Indian or Alaska Native115
- Asian188
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander10
- Other race814
- Two or more races1,176
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2,055
Age
- Under 102,433
- 10 to 192,400
- 20 to 292,668
- 30 to 392,563
- 40 to 492,090
- 50 to 592,001
- 60 to 692,012
- 70 to 791,399
- 80 and older892
Income and housing in 68847
Education
- High school graduate94.2%
- Bachelor's degree34.6%
- Graduate degree11.0%
Places covering 68847
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Buffalo County97.9%
- Kearney County2.1%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
10.1% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 68847
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14,223 | |
| 2006 | 13,829 | |
| 2007 | 14,896 | |
| 2008 | 14,394 | |
| 2009 | 14,526 | |
| 2010 | 14,731 | |
| 2011 | 16,101 | 14,919 |
| 2012 | 16,197 | 15,040 |
| 2013 | 16,312 | 15,280 |
| 2014 | 16,773 | 15,540 |
| 2015 | 17,277 | 15,600 |
| 2016 | 16,696 | 15,640 |
| 2017 | 16,635 | 15,710 |
| 2018 | 16,828 | 15,850 |
| 2019 | 16,822 | 15,990 |
| 2020 | 15,766 | 15,840 |
| 2021 | 16,789 | 15,740 |
| 2022 | 17,104 | 16,020 |
| 2023 | 17,911 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 68847
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 68849Kearney4.9 miPop 1,347 · Income —
- 68840Gibbon7.6 miPop 2,626 · Income $73,839
- 68845Kearney8.0 miPop 21,012 · Income $75,350
- 68870Riverdale10.3 miPop 516 · Income $83,375
- 68861Odessa13.0 miPop 116 · Income $36,875
- 68876Shelton15.4 miPop 1,887 · Income $79,607
- 68866Pleasanton16.9 miPop 1,114 · Income $89,688
- 68924Axtell17.7 miPop 1,403 · Income $82,083
- 68945Heartwell17.8 miPop 162 · Income $63,036
- 68812Amherst18.0 miPop 642 · Income $68,833
- 68959Minden18.2 miPop 3,966 · Income $68,493
- 68940Funk18.4 miPop 476 · Income $102,857
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ZIP code 68847 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 68847 in?
- 68847 is in Kearney, NE.
- What county is 68847 in?
- 68847 is in Buffalo County.
- What is the median household income in 68847?
- The median household income in 68847 is $74,877.
- Which ZIP codes are near 68847?
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