68362 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 68362 covers Gilead, Nebraska, with a median household income of $65,313.
- Median age
- 46.57.8 points above the US average
- Median household income
- $65,31313% below the Nebraska median
- Median home value
- $55,00075% below the Nebraska median
- Time zone
- Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Where 68362 is
Gilead, 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
| Median age | 46.5 |
|---|
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median household income | $65,313 |
|---|---|
| Income per person | $34,464 |
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median home value | $55,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1973 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 95.9% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively High |
| Expected annual loss | 95.2 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 35.1 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.
| Hail | 99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Strong wind | 99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Drought | 98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 87.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 57.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 40.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 19.4Very 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 ZIP | Nebraska | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,313 | $74,985 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | $34,464 | $40,637 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 10.3% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | $55,000 | $223,800 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,035 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 66.5% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 34.1% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 10% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 7.7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 46.5 | 37.1 | 38.7 |
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 station | HEBRON, NE US14.2 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 31 in |
| Snow in a year | 23 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 36.6°F / 14.5°F0.8 in rain, 6.6 in snow |
|---|---|
| February | 41.3°F / 17.5°F0.82 in rain, 6.6 in snow |
| March | 53.4°F / 27.4°F1.7 in rain, 3 in snow |
| April | 64.1°F / 37.6°F2.74 in rain, 0.7 in snow |
| May | 73.7°F / 49.6°F5.26 in rain |
| June | 84.4°F / 60.8°F4.39 in rain |
| July | 88.6°F / 65.3°F4.57 in rain |
| August | 86.6°F / 62.9°F3.52 in rain |
| September | 79.8°F / 53.3°F2.6 in rain |
| October | 67.2°F / 40.1°F2.33 in rain, 0.4 in snow |
| November | 52.4°F / 27.3°F1.3 in rain, 2 in snow |
| December | 40.1°F / 18.2°F1.05 in rain, 3.9 in snow |
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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.
| Thayer Central Community Schools | 89.3% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Fairbury Public Schools | 10.7% 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 vulnerability | 44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 7.3 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 68429 Reynolds, NE | 10.5 km away |
|---|---|
| 68375 Hubbell, NE | 11.9 km away |
| 68303 Alexandria, NE | 12.9 km away |
| 68370 Hebron, NE | 15.4 km away |
| 68315 Belvidere, NE | 15.9 km away |
| 66955 Mahaska, KS | 19.4 km away |
| 68352 Fairbury, NE | 20.7 km away |
| 68327 Chester, NE | 21 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.
| Thayer County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central (UTC-06:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 2.27 sq mi |
| Water area | 0.01 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 40.1470, -97.4271 |
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.