Columbus Nebraska ZIP Codes
Columbus holds 2 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.
Every ZIP code in Columbus
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 68601 | Platte County |
| 68602 | Platte County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Columbus codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Columbus. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Columbus ZIP code begins 686. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Nebraska. Statewide that range covers 43 ZIP codes, so Columbus accounts for 5% of it.
Every Nebraska ZIP prefix and the region it covers →
Area codes covering Columbus
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Columbus occupies.
Columbus Nebraska area codes in full →
Where Columbus's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Columbus
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Nebraska ZIP codes | 7.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Bellwood Nebraska ZIP codes | 9.0 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Platte Center Nebraska ZIP codes | 9.7 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Monroe Nebraska ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Schuyler Nebraska ZIP codes | 15 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Rising City Nebraska ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Shelby Nebraska ZIP codes | 17 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| David City Nebraska ZIP codes | 18 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.