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66002

ZIP 66002 is Atchison, Kansas, mostly in Atchison County; area code 913; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Atchison +3 more
Metro area
Atchison, KS
Population
13,276
Coordinates
39.5517, -95.1404
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Where 66002 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66002
  • 🔢 Type 66002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,002 = 2 × 61 × 541. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 65899 (Springfield, MO, 193 mi away) and 66006 (Baldwin City, KS, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66002 becomes 20066 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 970 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00662, 02066, 02660, 06026, 06062, 06260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00662 in Isabela, PR, 2,221 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯184 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66002 and you would come out at 39.55°S, 84.86°E — 987 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 189.3 square miles of land, 66002 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 144 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,276This ZIP13,276
Households4,386This ZIP4,386
Housing units5,243This ZIP5,243
Median age31.2This ZIP31.2Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$61,364This ZIP$61,364Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$149,100This ZIP$149,100Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$747This ZIP$747Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density70.1 / sq miThis ZIP70.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments316This ZIP316
Employees5,224This ZIP5,224
Annual payroll$240,705,000This ZIP$240,705,000
Tax returns filed5,310This ZIP5,310
Total adjusted gross income$341,782,000This ZIP$341,782,000

Land area

Land area189.32 sq miThis ZIP189.32 sq mi
Water area2.23 sq miThis ZIP2.23 sq mi

Counties 66002 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Atchison County 73.5%
Doniphan County 17.5%
Jefferson County 4.8%
Leavenworth County 4.1%

Other place names in 66002

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 66002

ZIPCityDistance
64484 Rushville, MO 6.6 mi
66016 Cummings, KS 7.3 mi
66041 Lancaster, KS 9.5 mi
66008 Bendena, KS 11.7 mi
64440 De Kalb, MO 12.5 mi
66017 Denton, KS 12.7 mi
66023 Effingham, KS 13.7 mi
66060 Nortonville, KS 13.7 mi
64098 Weston, MO 14.5 mi
66020 Easton, KS 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66002?

66002 is in Atchison, Kansas, in Atchison County, part of the Atchison, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5517, -95.1404.

What county is 66002 in?

66002 spans 4 counties: Atchison County, Doniphan County, Jefferson County and Leavenworth County. Most of it falls in Atchison County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 66002?

Atchison uses area code 913, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 66002 in?

66002 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66002?

About 13,276 people live in ZIP code 66002, in 4,386 households, at 70.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 66002?

$61,364 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66002?

The closest are 64484 (6.6 mi), 66016 (7.3 mi), 66041 (9.5 mi), 66008 (11.7 mi) and 64440 (12.5 mi).

Is 66002 a PO Box ZIP code?

66002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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