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66047

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas
Metro area
Lawrence, KS
Population
20,473
Coordinates
38.8931, -95.3462
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Where 66047 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 66047
  • 🔢 Type 66047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 66047 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000000111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66046 (Lawrence, KS, 7 mi away) and 66048 (Leavenworth, KS, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66047 becomes 74066 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sapulpa, OK, 205 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04667, 04676, 04766, 06467, 07646, 46067, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04667 in Perry, ME, 1,503 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% 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 66047 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 84.65°E — 1,014 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 58.2 square miles of land, 66047 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,473This ZIP20,473
Households9,095This ZIP9,095
Housing units9,291This ZIP9,291
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$65,392This ZIP$65,392Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$342,300This ZIP$342,300Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,147This ZIP$1,147Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.6%This ZIP55.6%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density351.9 / sq miThis ZIP351.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments341This ZIP341
Employees3,794This ZIP3,794
Annual payroll$151,327,000This ZIP$151,327,000
Tax returns filed9,250This ZIP9,250
Total adjusted gross income$852,464,000This ZIP$852,464,000

Land area

Land area58.18 sq miThis ZIP58.18 sq mi
Water area8.23 sq miThis ZIP8.23 sq mi

Other place names in 66047

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ZIP codes near 66047

ZIPCityDistance
66049 Lawrence, KS 6.0 mi
66045 Lawrence, KS 6.2 mi
66046 Lawrence, KS 7.4 mi
66006 Baldwin City, KS 9.3 mi
66050 Lecompton, KS 10.2 mi
66524 Overbrook, KS 11.1 mi
66409 Berryton, KS 11.4 mi
66044 Lawrence, KS 12.2 mi
66542 Tecumseh, KS 13.4 mi
66073 Perry, KS 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66047?

66047 is in Lawrence, Kansas, in Douglas County, part of the Lawrence, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8931, -95.3462.

What county is 66047 in?

66047 lies in Douglas County.

What area code is 66047?

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

What time zone is 66047 in?

66047 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66047?

About 20,473 people live in ZIP code 66047, in 9,095 households, at 351.9 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 66047?

$65,392 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66047?

The closest are 66049 (6 mi), 66045 (6.2 mi), 66046 (7.4 mi), 66006 (9.3 mi) and 66050 (10.2 mi).

Is 66047 a PO Box ZIP code?

66047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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