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68401 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 68401 covers Mc Cool Junction, Nebraska, with a population of about 1,073 and a median household income of $108,125.

Population
1,07327 per square mile
Median age
28.510.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$108,1251.4× the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$255,329up 24.2% in five years
Median rent
$90313% below the Nebraska median
Degree or higher
22%13 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 68401 is

Mc Cool Junction, 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

Population1,073
Median age28.5
Family households76%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)92.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans5.1%
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$108,125
Income per person$42,079
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k8.1%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k7.1%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k17.3%
$125–150k25.4%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed350
Mean adjusted gross income$84,754
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k20.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.9%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$176,100
Median gross rent$903
Rent as a share of household income25.3%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes8.7%
Median year built1953

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units1.5%
Mobile home5.9%
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$255,329as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.2%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$255,329$205,532

$205,532 in 2021 to $255,329 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher22%
High school diploma or higher96.6%
Works from home2.3%
Drives to work alone82.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.4%
Health

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

Obesity40% 6.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.9% 5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.4% 2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed104
Annual payroll$2,366,000
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 98.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.8 out of 100
Community resilience58.5 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.

Hail100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.4Very 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 ZIPNebraskaUnited States
Median household income$108,125$74,985$78,538
Income per person$42,079$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$176,100$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$903$1,035$1,348
Homeownership84.3%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate1%3%5.2%
Works from home2.3%10%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%7.7%13.9%
Median age28.537.138.7
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 stationFAIRMONT, NE US11.3 km away
Rain in a year27 in
Snow in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January34.5°F / 13.1°F0.63 in rain, 7.6 in snow
February39.4°F / 16.5°F0.73 in rain, 5.8 in snow
March51.6°F / 26.6°F1.34 in rain, 3.6 in snow
April62.7°F / 36.7°F2.32 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May73.2°F / 49°F4.39 in rain
June83.8°F / 59.2°F4.18 in rain
July87°F / 63.8°F3.38 in rain
August84.8°F / 61.4°F3.66 in rain
September78.7°F / 51.9°F2.63 in rain
October65.4°F / 39.2°F2.02 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November50.6°F / 26.2°F1.19 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December38.2°F / 17.2°F0.79 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

McCool Junction Public Schools99% 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

68354 Fairmont, NE11.6 km away
68467 York, NE13.7 km away
68365 Grafton, NE16.9 km away
68351 Exeter, NE17.7 km away
68371 Henderson, NE17.7 km away
68330 Cordova, NE21.5 km away
68460 Waco, NE22.8 km away
68361 Geneva, NE24.1 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.

York County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.09 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7442, -97.5937

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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