Postal Codes

68142 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 68142 covers Omaha, Nebraska, with a population of about 4,692 and a median household income of $122,917.

Population
4,692233 per square mile
Median age
45.46.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$122,9171.6× the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
7.6%4.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$374,769up 16.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,6671.6× the Nebraska median
Degree or higher
51.2%16.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
97.6%32.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
77

Where 68142 is

Omaha, Nebraska — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population4,692
Median age45.4
Family households73.5%
Born outside the US8.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.4%
White (non-Hispanic)71.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.6%
Hispanic or Latino7.1%
Veterans4.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$122,917
Income per person$70,972
Poverty rate7.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k0.3%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k1.0%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k3.7%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k16.0%
$200k or more26.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,900
Mean adjusted gross income$130,760
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.9%
Returns, under $25k19.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.4%
Returns, $200k or more15.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$315,700
Median gross rent$1,667
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied97.6%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built2007

What the homes are

Detached house85.1%
Mobile home14.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$374,769as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$374,769$149,466

$149,466 in 2002 to $374,769 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home19%
Drives to work alone74.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.1% 10.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.9% 8.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments77
People employed589
Annual payroll$32,045,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 75.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.9 out of 100
Community resilience75.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Nebraska and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNebraskaUnited States
Median household income$122,917$74,985$78,538
Income per person$70,972$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate7.6%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$315,700$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,667$1,035$1,348
Homeownership97.6%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate0.2%3%5.2%
Works from home19%10%13.5%
Born outside the US8.4%7.7%13.9%
Median age45.437.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationOMAHA #1, NE US5.9 km away

Average high and low by month

January32.3°F / 14.6°F
February37.6°F / 19.8°F
March50.8°F / 29.6°F
April63.9°F / 40.8°F
May71.9°F / 51.7°F
June81.2°F / 62.3°F
July85.2°F / 66.3°F
August83.7°F / 64.6°F
September76.5°F / 56.5°F
October63.4°F / 43.4°F
November49.7°F / 30.4°F
December36.2°F / 19.5°F
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bennington Public Schools41.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Omaha Public Schools32.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Blair Community Schools26% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

68122 Omaha, NE3.7 km away
68164 Omaha, NE4.6 km away
68134 Omaha, NE5.4 km away
68007 Bennington, NE6.3 km away
68116 Omaha, NE7.3 km away
68152 Omaha, NE7.5 km away
68154 Omaha, NE8.4 km away
68114 Omaha, NE8.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Douglas County73.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington County26.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area20.14 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density233 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.3359, -96.0901

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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