What city is 68850 in?

68850 is a Lexington, NE mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Lexington; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 68850?

About 12,428 people (±251), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 12,489.

What is the median household income in 68850?

$69,238 (±$5,826), compared with $76,475 for Nebraska as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 68850?

8 USPS carrier routes with 4,389 residential and 288 business mailboxes (4,681 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 68850?

The closest, measured center to center: 68863 (11.6 mi, Overton), 69130 (12.6 mi, Cozad), 68834 (13.7 mi, Eddyville), 68976 (15.6 mi, Smithfield), 68878 (16.2 mi, Sumner) and 69171 (17.7 mi, Willow Island).

68850 ZIP Code, Lexington, NE

Q: What county is 68850 in?

68850 is mostly in Dawson County (93% of its land), with smaller parts in Gosper County.

68850 is a ZIP code in Lexington, Nebraska — mostly in Dawson County (93% of its land), with smaller parts in Gosper County. It covers 267 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 68863, 69130 and 68834. 12,428 people live here in 4,104 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (60% own). Median household income is $69,238, close to the Nebraska median of $76,475; 44% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Lexington, NE
County: Dawson County
Land area: 267 sq mi
Population: 12,428
Median household income: $69,238
Carrier routes: 8 (4,389 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	12,428
Households	4,104
Median household income	$69,238
Income per person	$27,321
Median age	32
Homeowners	59.5%
Median home value	$161,400
Median rent	$963
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%
Average commute (minutes)	16.9
Households with kids under 18	44.0%
Moved in the past year	2.7%
Below the poverty line	12.5%
Broadband internet	78.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	65.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	4.8%
$10–15K	1.3%
$15–25K	8.5%
$25–35K	2.9%
$35–50K	10.7%
$50–75K	26.1%
$75–100K	16.9%
$100–150K	19.0%
$150–200K	5.2%
$200K+	4.6%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	18.7%
10–19	16.5%
20–24	6.2%
25–34	13.4%
35–44	15.7%
45–54	11.2%
55–64	8.2%
65–74	5.3%
75+	4.8%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	24.0%
Owned outright	32.6%
Rented	38.6%
Vacant	4.8%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	65.4%
Townhome	3.0%
2–4 units	4.7%
5–19 units	10.3%
20+ units	6.6%
Mobile / other	10.0%

Businesses in 68850

278 business establishments with 6,114 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 49
Accommodation and Food Services: 35
Other Services (except Public Administration): 32
Health Care and Social Assistance: 27
Construction: 23
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 18
Wholesale Trade: 17
Finance and Insurance: 17

EDDM carrier routes

68850 has 8 USPS carrier routes with 4,389 residential and 288 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 68850

68850 has 8 USPS carrier routes (4 city (C), 3 rural (R), 1 highway contract (H)) with 4,389 residential and 288 business mailboxes. Routes range from 239 homes (H084) to 868 homes (R003); the median route has 541 homes. The Census counted 4,104 households in 68850 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	1
500–749	4
750–999	2
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 102, 556 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 88, 510 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 48, 765 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 25, 575 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 10, 868 homes

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Every carrier route in 68850

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	556	102	$45,304	—	—	—
C002	City	526	1	$87,248	—	—	—
C003	City	350	7	$87,248	—	—	—
C004	City	765	48	$58,493	—	—	—
H084	Highway contract	239	7	$65,037	—	—	—
R001	Rural	575	25	$75,313	—	—	—
R002	Rural	510	88	$75,313	—	—	—
R003	Rural	868	10	$58,493	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 68850 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

68863 — Overton village, NE (11.6 mi)
69130 — Cozad city, NE (12.6 mi)
68834 — Eddyville village, NE (13.7 mi)
68976 — Smithfield village, NE (15.6 mi)
68878 — Sumner village, NE (16.2 mi)
69171 — Willow Island CDP, NE (17.7 mi)
68937 — Elwood village, NE (18.8 mi)
68836 — Elm Creek village, NE (20.7 mi)

Areas that include 68850

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 68850, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 68850 in?: 68850 is a Lexington, NE mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Lexington; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 68850 in?: 68850 is mostly in Dawson County (93% of its land), with smaller parts in Gosper County.
What is the population of 68850?: About 12,428 people (±251), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 12,489.
What is the median household income in 68850?: $69,238 (±$5,826), compared with $76,475 for Nebraska as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 68850?: 8 USPS carrier routes with 4,389 residential and 288 business mailboxes (4,681 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 68850?: The closest, measured center to center: 68863 (11.6 mi, Overton), 69130 (12.6 mi, Cozad), 68834 (13.7 mi, Eddyville), 68976 (15.6 mi, Smithfield), 68878 (16.2 mi, Sumner) and 69171 (17.7 mi, Willow Island).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.