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66046

ZIP 66046 is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County; area code 785; Central time. Lawrence has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 66044, 66045, 66047 and 66049.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas
Metro area
Lawrence, KS
Population
19,658
Coordinates
38.9045, -95.2098
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Where 66046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66046
  • 🔢 Type 66046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,046 = 2 × 33023. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66045 (Lawrence, KS, 4 mi away) and 66047 (Lawrence, KS, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66046 becomes 64066 — and that is a real ZIP code: Levasy, MO, 60 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04666, 46660, 60466, 60646, 60664, 64066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04666 in Pembroke, ME, 1,490 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯191 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66046 and you would come out at 38.90°S, 84.79°E — 1,018 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 40.8 square miles of land, 66046 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,658This ZIP19,658
Households8,788This ZIP8,788
Housing units9,447This ZIP9,447
Median age30.2This ZIP30.2Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$65,478This ZIP$65,478Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$233,700This ZIP$233,700Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$990This ZIP$990Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%This ZIP45.4%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density481.4 / sq miThis ZIP481.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments520This ZIP520
Employees9,906This ZIP9,906
Annual payroll$423,507,000This ZIP$423,507,000
Tax returns filed8,800This ZIP8,800
Total adjusted gross income$520,010,000This ZIP$520,010,000

Land area

Land area40.84 sq miThis ZIP40.84 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi

Other place names in 66046

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ZIP codes near 66046

ZIPCityDistance
66045 Lawrence, KS 4.4 mi
66025 Eudora, KS 6.9 mi
66047 Lawrence, KS 7.4 mi
66006 Baldwin City, KS 8.1 mi
66044 Lawrence, KS 8.9 mi
66049 Lawrence, KS 8.9 mi
66052 Linwood, KS 11.4 mi
66018 De Soto, KS 13.3 mi
66050 Lecompton, KS 14.5 mi
66021 Edgerton, KS 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66046?

66046 is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County, part of the Lawrence, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9045, -95.2098.

What county is 66046 in?

66046 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 66046?

Lawrence uses area code 785, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 66046 in?

66046 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66046?

About 19,658 people live in ZIP code 66046, in 8,788 households, at 481.4 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 66046?

$65,478 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66046?

The closest are 66045 (4.4 mi), 66025 (6.9 mi), 66047 (7.4 mi), 66006 (8.1 mi) and 66044 (8.9 mi).

Is 66046 a PO Box ZIP code?

66046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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