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69170 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 69170 covers Wellfleet, Nebraska, with a population of about 289 and a median household income of $71,250.

Population
2891 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,250about the Nebraska median
Poverty rate
6.9%5.5 points below the US average
Median home value
$154,50031% below the Nebraska median
Median rent
$88814% below the Nebraska median
Degree or higher
44.2%9.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
75.9%10.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 69170 is

Wellfleet, 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

Population289
Median age43.8
Family households65.5%
Born outside the US7.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.6%
White (non-Hispanic)87.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino11.8%
Veterans6%
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$71,250
Income per person$31,623
Poverty rate6.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.5%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k13.8%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k6.0%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k19.0%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more1.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed190
Mean adjusted gross income$52,158
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k26.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$154,500
Median gross rent$888
Rent as a share of household income23.6%
Owner-occupied75.9%
Vacant homes14.1%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house84.4%
Mobile home15.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.2%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home6.8%
Drives to work alone78.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.5%
Health

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

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.1% 6.3 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)12.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 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 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed26
Annual payroll$1,420,000
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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 79.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss83.5 out of 100
Community resilience28.6 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.

Hail99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22Very 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$71,250$74,985$78,538
Income per person$31,623$40,637$43,289
Poverty rate6.9%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$154,500$223,800$303,400
Median gross rent$888$1,035$1,348
Homeownership75.9%66.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.2%34.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%3%5.2%
Works from home6.8%10%13.5%
Born outside the US7.3%7.7%13.9%
Median age43.837.138.7
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 stationCURTIS, NE US24.3 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January41.8°F / 13.5°F0.35 in rain, 5.7 in snow
February45°F / 16.4°F0.51 in rain, 6.1 in snow
March57.1°F / 25.5°F0.93 in rain, 4.7 in snow
April66°F / 35.6°F2.19 in rain, 3.2 in snow
May75.1°F / 46.6°F3.69 in rain, 0.4 in snow
June85.9°F / 58.2°F3.66 in rain
July91.4°F / 62.7°F2.96 in rain
August89.4°F / 60.5°F2.65 in rain
September82.3°F / 50.1°F1.51 in rain
October68.9°F / 36.5°F1.65 in rain, 1 in snow
November54.9°F / 24°F0.71 in rain, 2.5 in snow
December43.1°F / 15.2°F0.49 in rain, 4.5 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Maywood Public Schools67.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Wallace Public School District 65 R27% of this ZIP code's land area
Medicine Valley Public Schools4.8% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

69038 Maywood, NE17.4 km away
69132 Dickens, NE25.5 km away
69025 Curtis, NE26.7 km away
69103 North Platte, NE27.7 km away
69151 Maxwell, NE32.8 km away
69101 North Platte, NE37.5 km away
69169 Wallace, NE39 km away
69123 Brady, NE40 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area212.93 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7988, -100.7119

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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