ZIP Code 68601

68601 is one of Nebraska's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Columbus, Platte County.

City: Columbus
County: Platte County
State: Nebraska
Prefix: 686xx

Where this code sits

68601 is part of the 686xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Columbus is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Columbus page.

Columbus Nebraska ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 68601 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 68601

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 68601.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 68602	0.0 mi	Columbus, NE
ZIP code 68634	7.1 mi	Duncan, NE
ZIP code 68624	7.5 mi	Bellwood, NE
ZIP code 68653	9.7 mi	Platte Center, NE
ZIP code 68647	13 mi	Monroe, NE
ZIP code 68658	16 mi	Rising City, NE
ZIP code 68661	16 mi	Schuyler, NE
ZIP code 68662	17 mi	Shelby, NE

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 68601, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 68601. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.