ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Nebraska

ZIP Code 68948: Furnas County, NE

ZIP Code 68948 (Furnas County, Nebraska) has an estimated 335 residents in 153 households. The median household income is $63,958, the median home value is $79,400 and the median gross rent is $1,223/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

Some estimates have a large margin of error. 4 figures for this ZIP (poverty rate, gross rent, owner-occupied, commute) are marked with *. ACS figures come from a sample, and small areas have fewer responses, so treat these numbers as rough ranges.

Total population

335

Margin of error ±100

Median household income

$63,958

Margin of error ±$20,767

Median home value

$79,400

Margin of error ±$10,917

Median gross rent

$1,223/mo*

Margin of error ±$663· estimate has a large margin of error

Median age

47.5 yrs

Margin of error ±14.5 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.8 min*

Margin of error ±20.3 min· estimate has a large margin of error

How ZIP 68948 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 6894847.5 yrsNebraska37.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 68948$63,958Nebraska$76,475United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 68948$37,857Nebraska$41,751United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 6894824.8%*Nebraska10.6%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 689480.0%Nebraska3.0%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 6894820.4%Nebraska34.6%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 68948$79,400Nebraska$238,600United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 68948$1,223/mo*Nebraska$1,072/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 6894878.4%*Nebraska66.5%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 6894823.8 min*Nebraska19.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 689489.9%Nebraska11.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 68948

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 68948 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 68948	Margin of error	Nebraska	United States
Total population	335	±100	1,978,707	334,922,499
Median age	47.5 yrs	±14.5 yrs	37.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	153	±43	797,847	129,227,496
Median household income	$63,958	±$20,767	$76,475	$80,734
Per capita income	$37,857	±$12,653	$41,751	$44,673
Poverty rate	24.8%*	±16.6 pts	10.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	±8.9 pts	3.0%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	±8.5 pts	34.6%	35.7%
Median home value	$79,400	±$10,917	$238,600	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,223/mo*	±$663	$1,072/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	78.4%*	±11.4 pts	66.5%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	23.8 min*	±20.3 min	19.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	9.9%	±7.4 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 68948
Group	ZIP 68948	Nebraska	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	89.6%	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	0.3%	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	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	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	3.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	9.0%	12.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 68948 is

State: Nebraska
Main county: Furnas County— also overlaps Gosper County, Frontier County
Largest overlapping place: Holbrook (less than 1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 117.25 sq mi· about 3 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 Furnas County

68922 Furnas County, NE 68926 Furnas County, NE 68936 Furnas County, NE 68946 Furnas County, NE 68967 Furnas County, NE 69046 Furnas 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.