ZIP Code 68422 — Pickrell village, NE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 68422 covers Pickrell, NE in Gage County with a population of about 797.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 36.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 402, 531; U.S. House district NE-3; the LINCOLN & HSTNGS - KRNY media market.

Median household income in ZIP 68422 is about $72,000 — about 4% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.6%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 24.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 8.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Other services; about 22.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 7.3 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $294,600 — about 15% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $937 (about 19% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 79.8% (about 14.4 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 68422 in Pickrell, NE, a household would need roughly $81,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,892. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($72,000). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Pickrell village, NE as Very Low (composite score 40.6), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (78.9) and flood (32.4). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Pickrell village, NE show little to no average snow and around 31.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 51 for ZIP 68422 (Pickrell village, NE) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.