ZIP Code 68836

68836 is one of Nebraska's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Elm Creek, Buffalo County.

City: Elm Creek
County: Buffalo County
State: Nebraska
Prefix: 688xx

Where this code sits

68836 is part of the 688xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Elm Creek.

Elm Creek Nebraska ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 68836 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

308 Area code 308

ZIP codes nearest 68836

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 68836.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 68861	6.4 mi	Odessa, NE
ZIP code 68863	8.3 mi	Overton, NE
ZIP code 68812	10 mi	Amherst, NE
ZIP code 68845	13 mi	Kearney, NE
ZIP code 68870	14 mi	Riverdale, NE
ZIP code 68858	15 mi	Miller, NE
ZIP code 68847	16 mi	Kearney, NE
ZIP code 68927	16 mi	Bertrand, 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 68836, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 68836. 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.