ZIP Code 68856

68856 is one of Nebraska's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Merna, Custer County.

City: Merna
County: Custer County
State: Nebraska
Prefix: 688xx

Where this code sits

68856 is part of the 688xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Merna.

Merna Nebraska ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 68856 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

308 Area code 308

ZIP codes nearest 68856

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 68856.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 68822	9.0 mi	Broken Bow, NE
ZIP code 68813	13 mi	Anselmo, NE
ZIP code 68825	17 mi	Callaway, NE
ZIP code 69120	18 mi	Arnold, NE
ZIP code 68860	21 mi	Oconto, NE
ZIP code 68881	22 mi	Westerville, NE
ZIP code 68814	25 mi	Ansley, NE
ZIP code 68874	26 mi	Sargent, 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 68856, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 68856. 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.