Zip lookup · NE

69138
Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Gothenburg, Dawson County, NE · Lexington, NE metro · population 4,316

What it costs per month · 69138 $1,043/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$521 (+100%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $2 +0%
$198,712$198,715 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $35,524 +22%
$163,191$198,715 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 69138 $1,043 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 69138$1,043
  • 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 69138 rose 0.0% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Dawson County, NE 42% · Custer County, NE 33% · Lincoln County, NE 24%

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

Typical home value $198,715 as of Sep 2026
+0.0%year on year

Typical home value — 69138

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 69138 $198,715 Lexington $207,574 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 69138$198,715
  • Lexington$207,574
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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