Zip lookup · NE

68786
Wausa, Nebraska.

Wausa, Knox County, NE · population 1,080

What it costs per month · 68786 $1,050/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$454 (+76%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $13,505 +7%
$186,480$199,984 since Sep 2025

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 68786 $1,050 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68786$1,050
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 68786 rose 7.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Knox County, NE 79% · Cedar County, NE 17% · Pierce County, NE 4%

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

Typical home value $199,984 as of Sep 2026
+7.2%year on year

Typical home value — 68786

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 68786 $199,984 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 68786$199,984
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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12.2 68765 Osmond 1,123 — $224,131
13.1 68718 Bloomfield 1,603 — $169,467
13.2 68771 Randolph 1,412 — $207,349
17.4 68739 Hartington 2,799 — $279,363
17.9 68729 Creighton 1,735 — $159,944
18.0 68727 Coleridge 685 — $154,673
18.2 68730 Crofton 2,156 — $329,077
18.5 68769 Plainview 1,722 — $155,676

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