Zip lookup · NE

68876
Shelton, Nebraska.

Shelton, Buffalo County, NE · Kearney, NE metro · population 1,910

What it costs per month · 68876 $1,277/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$711 (+125%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $12,766 +6%
$230,534$243,300 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $64,672 +36%
$178,628$243,300 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 68876 $1,277 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68876$1,277
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 68876 rose 5.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Buffalo County, NE 72% · Hall County, NE 28%

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

Typical home value $243,300 as of Sep 2026
+5.5%year on year

Typical home value — 68876

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 68876 $243,300 Kearney $298,719 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 68876$243,300
  • Kearney$298,719
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.4 68840 Gibbon 2,624 — $262,898
8.4 68883 Wood River 2,483 — $263,021
13.7 68956 Kenesaw 1,140 — $225,464
14.0 68869 Ravenna 2,165 — $225,901
14.3 68824 Cairo 1,562 — $287,433
14.8 68810 Alda 862 — $246,354
15.7 68847 Kearney 18,354 — $290,993
19.4 68955 Juniata 2,242 — $336,473
19.4 68803 Grand Island 25,534 $1,329 $283,893
19.6 68820 Boelus 343 — $271,235

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