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Lincoln, NE 68521

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The 68521 ZIP Code is centered1 in Lancaster County at latitude 40.849 and longitude -96.716 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Lancaster County is in the Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 68521 was 25,512 with 10,331 housing units; a land area land area of 24.89 sq. miles; a water area of 0.08 sq. miles; and a population density of 1,025.16 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

West Lincoln, NE (1.4 miles SW)
University Place, NE (3.4 miles E)
Arbor, NE (3.9 miles NE)
Woodlawn, NE (3.9 miles WNW)
Huskerville, NE (4.1 miles W)
Havelock, NE (4.3 miles E)
Lincoln, NE (4.3 miles SE)
Cushman, NE (4.3 miles SW)
Bethany, NE (4.5 miles ESE)
College View, NE (6.3 miles SSE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Belmont, NE (< 0.1 mile)
Woodlawn Estates, NE (< 0.1 mile)
Gaslight Village, NE (< 0.1 mile)
Countryside Estates, NE (< 0.1 mile)
Contempo-Lincoln Mobile Home Park, NE (< 0.1 mile)
 Shady Elm Mobile Home Park, NE (1.4 miles ENE)
Mark IV Estates, NE (1.4 miles ENE)
Shamrock Mobile Home Court, NE (1.9 miles ESE)
Center Court Mobile Home Park, NE (2.7 miles E)
Pine Acre Mobile Home Park, NE (2.7 miles E)

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1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.