ZIP Code 68759 — Newport village, NE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 68759 covers Newport, NE in Rock County with a population of about 381.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 33.9 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 68759 is about $73,750 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 3.7%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 18.4% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 15.3 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Construction, and Retail trade; about 5.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.1 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 148.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 91.2% (about 25.8 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Newport village, NE as Very Low (composite score 0.7), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (62.4) and flood (1.1). 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 Newport village, NE show little to no average snow and around 27.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 24 for ZIP 68759 (Newport 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.