Zip lookup · NE

68982
Wilcox, Nebraska.

Wilcox, Harlan County, NE · Kearney, NE metro · population 591

What it costs per month · 68982 $1,229/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$635 (+107%) since Feb 2021.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $8,095 +4%
$225,970$234,065 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $41,856 +22%
$192,209$234,065 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 68982 $1,229 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 68982$1,229
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.

Typical home values in zip 68982 rose 3.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 4 counties: Franklin County, NE 30% · Harlan County, NE 30% · Phelps County, NE 27% · Kearney County, NE 13%

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

Typical home value $234,065 as of Sep 2026
+3.6%year on year

Typical home value — 68982

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 68982 $234,065 Kearney $298,719 United States $366,157
$200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2022 2024 2026
  • 68982$234,065
  • Kearney$298,719
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.8 68947 Hildreth 664 — $196,646
12.0 68924 Axtell 1,348 — $278,000
12.6 68949 Holdrege 6,662 — $203,140
14.2 68920 Alma 1,452 — $199,308
14.6 68940 Funk 518 — $294,708
14.8 68971 Republican City 306 — $154,550
16.3 68981 Upland 166 — $234,355
18.4 68959 Minden 4,048 — $228,986
18.5 68966 Orleans 426 — $119,653
19.6 68939 Franklin 1,107 — $144,887

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