Zip lookup · NE

68856
Merna, Nebraska.

Merna, Custer County, NE · population 715

What it costs per month · 68856 $903/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$329 (+57%) since Feb 2022.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $9,466 +6%
$162,481$171,946 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 68856 $903 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68856$903
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 68856 rose 5.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $171,946 as of Sep 2026
+5.8%year on year

Typical home value — 68856

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 68856 $171,946 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 68856$171,946
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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