ZIP Code 68827 — Chapman village, NE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 68827 covers Chapman, NE in Merrick County with a population of about 737.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 35.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 308; U.S. House district NE-3; the LINCOLN & HSTNGS - KRNY media market.

Median household income in ZIP 68827 is about $64,911 — about 14% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 7.1%; unemployment rate near 0.8%; 19.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 14.1 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Professional services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing; about 4.3% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.9 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $625 (about 46% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 82.3% (about 16.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Chapman village, NE as Relatively Low (composite score 42.9), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (50.1) and flood (37.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Chapman village, NE show little to no average snow and around 26.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 47 for ZIP 68827 (Chapman village, NE) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.