ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Nebraska

ZIP Code 68856: Custer County, NE

ZIP Code 68856 (Custer County, Nebraska) has an estimated 715 residents in 272 households. The median household income is $73,000, the median home value is $190,000 and the median gross rent is $983/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

715

Margin of error ±124

Median household income

$73,000

Margin of error ±$23,547

Median home value

$190,000

Margin of error ±$35,282

Median gross rent

$983/mo

Margin of error ±$174

Median age

38.2 yrs

Margin of error ±5.9 yrs

Mean travel time to work

13.5 min

Margin of error ±4.4 min

How ZIP 68856 compares with Nebraska and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 6885638.2 yrsNebraska37.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 68856$73,000Nebraska$76,475United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 68856$37,384Nebraska$41,751United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 6885611.2%Nebraska10.6%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 688560.8%Nebraska3.0%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6885623.0%Nebraska34.6%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 68856$190,000Nebraska$238,600United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 68856$983/moNebraska$1,072/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6885677.9%Nebraska66.5%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6885613.5 minNebraska19.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 688568.9%Nebraska11.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 68856

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 68856 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 68856	Margin of error	Nebraska	United States
Total population	715	±124	1,978,707	334,922,499
Median age	38.2 yrs	±5.9 yrs	37.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	272	±47	797,847	129,227,496
Median household income	$73,000	±$23,547	$76,475	$80,734
Per capita income	$37,384	±$9,775	$41,751	$44,673
Poverty rate	11.2%	±5.5 pts	10.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	±1.1 pts	3.0%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	±5.3 pts	34.6%	35.7%
Median home value	$190,000	±$35,282	$238,600	$332,700
Median gross rent	$983/mo	±$174	$1,072/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	77.9%	±7.6 pts	66.5%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	13.5 min	±4.4 min	19.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	8.9%	±4.4 pts	11.0%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 68856
Group	ZIP 68856	Nebraska	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	89.4%	75.3%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1.7%	12.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 68856 is

State: Nebraska
Main county: Custer County
Largest overlapping place: Merna (less than 1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 124.09 sq mi· about 6 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Custer County

68813 Custer County, NE 68814 Custer County, NE 68822 Custer County, NE 68825 Custer County, NE 68828 Custer County, NE 68855 Custer County, NE 68860 Custer County, NE 68874 Custer County, NE 68881 Custer County, NE 69120 Custer County, NE

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.