Postal Codes

68837 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 68837 covers Elyria, Nebraska, with a population of about 70 and a median household income of $73,750.

Population
703 per square mile
Median age
55.717 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,750about the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Degree or higher
18.5%16.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.7%20.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 68837 is

Elyria, 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

Population70
Median age55.7
Family households60%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.4%
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$73,750
Income per person$35,651
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k5.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k20.0%
$60–75k17.1%
$75–100k22.9%
$100–125k17.1%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied85.7%
Vacant homes20.5%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house97.7%
Mobile home2.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone95%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.5%
Health

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

Obesity42.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.8% 5.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30% 0.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 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)13.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed1
Annual payroll$120,000
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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% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.4 out of 100
Community resilience31 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 wind99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.9Very 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$73,750$74,985$78,538
Income per person$35,651$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,035$1,348
Homeownership85.7%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%3%5.2%
Works from home0%10%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.7%13.9%
Median age55.737.138.7
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 stationORD EVELYN SHARP FLD, NE US7.8 km away
Rain in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January36°F / 12.2°F0.37 in rain
February39.8°F / 15.2°F0.5 in rain
March51.2°F / 24.8°F1.25 in rain
April61.4°F / 34.4°F2.88 in rain
May71.4°F / 46.1°F3.7 in rain
June81.6°F / 57.2°F3.65 in rain
July87.1°F / 62.1°F2.65 in rain
August85.1°F / 60°F3.26 in rain
September77.4°F / 49.3°F2.22 in rain
October63.6°F / 35.5°F1.91 in rain
November49.5°F / 22.6°F0.87 in rain
December38.2°F / 14.2°F0.56 in rain
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Ord Public Schools89.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Burwell Public Schools10.4% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

68862 Ord, NE10.8 km away
68823 Burwell, NE16.1 km away
68828 Comstock, NE24.3 km away
68859 North Loup, NE27.4 km away
68815 Arcadia, NE29.5 km away
68874 Sargent, NE31.4 km away
68637 Ericson, NE32 km away
68875 Scotia, NE34.3 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.

Valley County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area26.97 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6808, -99.0062

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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