Postal Codes

69120 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 69120 covers Arnold, Nebraska, with a population of about 1,145 and a median household income of $65,556.

Population
1,1453 per square mile
Median age
37.71 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,55613% below the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
4.2%8.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$159,573
Median rent
$76526% below the Nebraska median
Degree or higher
26.9%8.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.9%5.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
33

Where 69120 is

Arnold, 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

Population1,145
Median age37.7
Family households68.4%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.1%
White (non-Hispanic)90.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Veterans10.4%
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$65,556
Income per person$39,091
Poverty rate4.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k7.0%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k13.4%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k11.6%
$150–200k4.1%
$200k or more8.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed420
Mean adjusted gross income$64,948
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$134,900
Median gross rent$765
Rent as a share of household income22.6%
Owner-occupied70.9%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house94.9%
Attached house0.4%
5 to 19 units2.4%
20 or more units1.3%
Mobile home1.1%
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$159,573as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.9%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$159,573$147,424

$149,842 in 2022 to $159,573 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home4.8%
Drives to work alone62.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.7%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.6% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments33
People employed139
Annual payroll$3,907,000
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 67% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.1 out of 100
Community resilience16.3 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.

Drought97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.8Very 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$65,556$74,985$78,538
Income per person$39,091$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate4.2%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$134,900$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$765$1,035$1,348
Homeownership70.9%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%3%5.2%
Works from home4.8%10%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%7.7%13.9%
Median age37.737.138.7
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 stationARNOLD 4 WNW, NE US9.7 km away
Rain in a year24 in
Snow in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January35.5°F / 12.7°F0.35 in rain, 5.4 in snow
February38.3°F / 15.6°F0.62 in rain, 7.2 in snow
March50°F / 24.1°F1.17 in rain, 4.2 in snow
April58.5°F / 34°F2.47 in rain, 2.7 in snow
May68°F / 45.7°F3.73 in rain, 0.4 in snow
June78.8°F / 57°F4.06 in rain
July84.9°F / 62°F3.47 in rain
August82.4°F / 58.8°F2.6 in rain
September75.6°F / 48.6°F1.83 in rain
October61.6°F / 35.4°F1.88 in rain, 1.2 in snow
November47.7°F / 23.1°F0.72 in rain, 3.6 in snow
December36.9°F / 14.6°F0.62 in rain, 6.1 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 supermarket55% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Arnold Public Schools98% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

68825 Callaway, NE25.8 km away
69163 Stapleton, NE27.6 km away
68856 Merna, NE29.4 km away
68813 Anselmo, NE31.2 km away
68833 Dunning, NE41.3 km away
68822 Broken Bow, NE43.6 km away
68860 Oconto, NE47.2 km away
69123 Brady, NE47.4 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.

Custer County54.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Logan County24.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincoln County20.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area369.8 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4456, -100.1567

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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