Zip lookup · NE

68949
Holdrege, Nebraska.

Holdrege, Phelps County, NE · population 6,662

What it costs per month · 68949 $1,066/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$536 (+101%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $5,919 +3%
$197,221$203,140 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $32,674 +19%
$170,466$203,140 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 68949 $1,066 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68949$1,066
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 20 years.

Typical home values in zip 68949 rose 3.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Phelps County, NE 85% · Harlan County, NE 15%

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

Typical home value $203,140 as of Sep 2026
+3.0%year on year

Typical home value — 68949

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 68949 $203,140 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 68949$203,140
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.8 68958 Loomis 613 — $244,528
10.5 68940 Funk 518 — $294,708
12.6 68982 Wilcox 591 — $234,065
13.4 68927 Bertrand 1,130 — $218,836
14.9 68924 Axtell 1,348 — $278,000
17.5 68967 Oxford 899 — $125,345
19.0 68836 Elm Creek 1,908 — $275,919
19.3 68966 Orleans 426 — $119,653
19.4 68920 Alma 1,452 — $199,308

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