Zip lookup · NE

68421
Peru, Nebraska.

Peru, Nemaha County, NE · population 987

What it costs per month · 68421 $737/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$392 (+114%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $18,680 +15%
$121,751$140,431 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $27,339 +24%
$113,092$140,431 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 68421 $737 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68421$737
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.

Typical home values in zip 68421 rose 15.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Nemaha County, NE 94% · Otoe County, NE 6%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Peru, NE — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $140,431 as of Sep 2026
+15.3%year on year

Typical home value — 68421

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 68421 $140,431 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 68421$140,431
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.2 68321 Brownville 480 — $204,096
10.0 51640 Hamburg 1,381 — $136,755
10.7 68305 Auburn 4,351 — $177,013
10.9 64482 Rock Port 1,980 — $167,064
11.0 68320 Brock 348 — $228,083
12.5 68410 Nebraska City 8,980 — $200,478
15.7 68448 Talmage 225 — $180,932
16.2 51650 Riverton 197 — $113,707
16.3 68378 Johnson 677 — $259,261
17.5 68442 Stella 211 — $155,706
17.6 51648 Percival 257 — $181,850
17.6 68437 Shubert 247 — $96,963
19.1 68346 Dunbar 544 — $278,623

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.