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69101 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 69101 covers North Platte, Nebraska, with a population of about 27,572 and a median household income of $61,833.

Population
27,57247 per square mile
Median age
42.53.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,83318% below the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
14.2%1.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$220,888up 35.7% in five years
Median rent
$87815% below the Nebraska median
Degree or higher
19.6%15.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.6%3.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
843

Where 69101 is

North Platte, 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

Population27,572
Median age42.5
Family households58.1%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.1%
White (non-Hispanic)85.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Veterans9.1%
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$61,833
Income per person$33,147
Poverty rate14.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k5.9%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k6.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k6.9%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,060
Mean adjusted gross income$69,629
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k29.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$183,100
Median gross rent$878
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied61.6%
Vacant homes11.8%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house69.8%
Attached house3.5%
2 to 4 units6.7%
5 to 19 units6.3%
20 or more units6.2%
Mobile home7.4%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$220,888as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 61.6%
Typical asking rent$1,133as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$220,888$114,053

$122,922 in 2007 to $220,888 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home3.3%
Drives to work alone86.5%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.6%
Health

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

Obesity40.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.1% 3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.7% 1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.2% 1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.2% 4.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.6% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments843
People employed10,070
Annual payroll$460,633,000
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 73.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.8 out of 100
Community resilience30.4 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.

Hail98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.9Relatively 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$61,833$74,985$78,538
Income per person$33,147$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate14.2%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$183,100$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$878$1,035$1,348
Homeownership61.6%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate3%3%5.2%
Works from home3.3%10%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%7.7%13.9%
Median age42.537.138.7
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 stationN PLATTE EXP FARM, NE US8.7 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January37.3°F / 14°F0.32 in rain, 5 in snow
February40.7°F / 16.3°F0.48 in rain, 5.9 in snow
March51.8°F / 24.8°F0.98 in rain, 4 in snow
April60.5°F / 33.4°F2.25 in rain, 4.6 in snow
May70°F / 44.5°F3.5 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June80.7°F / 55.7°F3.7 in rain
July87°F / 61.2°F3.03 in rain
August85.3°F / 59.4°F2.53 in rain
September77.6°F / 49.9°F1.69 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October63.6°F / 36.5°F1.78 in rain, 1.4 in snow
November49.9°F / 24.4°F0.53 in rain, 3.4 in snow
December38.8°F / 16°F0.42 in rain, 3.8 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Platte Public Schools44.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Hershey Public Schools19.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Wallace Public School District 65 R9.8% of this ZIP code's land area
McPherson County Schools8.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Maywood Public Schools7.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Stapleton Public Schools5.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Maxwell Public Schools4.7% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

69103 North Platte, NE9.9 km away
69151 Maxwell, NE22.3 km away
69143 Hershey, NE23.8 km away
69165 Sutherland, NE30.4 km away
69123 Brady, NE34.8 km away
69170 Wellfleet, NE37.5 km away
69132 Dickens, NE41.7 km away
69163 Stapleton, NE46.5 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.

Lincoln County94.1% of this ZIP code's land area
McPherson County5.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area586.27 sq mi
Water area4.57 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1326, -100.7746

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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