Zip lookup · NE

68628
Clarks, Nebraska.

Clarks, Merrick County, NE · Grand Island, NE metro · population 848

What it costs per month · 68628 $1,585/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$956 (+152%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $14,130 +5%
$287,933$302,062 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $93,708 +45%
$208,354$302,062 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 68628 $1,585 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68628$1,585
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 9 years.

Typical home values in zip 68628 rose 4.9% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Merrick County, NE 77% · Polk County, NE 19% · Hamilton County, NE 5%

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

Typical home value $302,062 as of Sep 2026
+4.9%year on year

Typical home value — 68628

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 68628 $302,062 Grand Island $255,025 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 68628$302,062
  • Grand Island$255,025
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.8 68826 Central City 3,944 — $205,779
10.0 68663 Silver Creek 782 — $187,224
10.7 68846 Hordville 283 — $279,309
10.9 68654 Polk 569 — $169,293
12.9 68638 Fullerton 1,664 — $151,808
14.0 68651 Osceola 1,364 — $221,489
14.1 68666 Stromsburg 1,514 — $208,588
16.6 68854 Marquette 708 — $368,892
17.3 68640 Genoa 1,212 — $192,325
18.2 68316 Benedict 414 — $231,161
19.9 68319 Bradshaw 632 — $232,740

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