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66050

ZIP 66050 is Lecompton, Kansas, mostly in Douglas County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas +1 more
Metro area
Lawrence, KS
Population
1,761
Coordinates
39.0257, -95.4301
☼ Live from 66050 — Lecompton, KS

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Where 66050 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 66050
  • 🔢 Type 66050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,050 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1321. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66049 (Lawrence, KS, 6 mi away) and 66051 (Olathe, KS, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66050 becomes 05066, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00656, 05660, 06065, 06506, 06605, 50066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00656 in Guayanilla, PR, 2,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯177 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66050 and you would come out at 39.03°S, 84.57°E — 1,004 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 40.4 square miles of land, 66050 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,761This ZIP1,761
Households699This ZIP699
Housing units750This ZIP750
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$91,979This ZIP$91,979Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$263,200This ZIP$263,200Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$913This ZIP$913Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%This ZIP30.1%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density43.6 / sq miThis ZIP43.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees194This ZIP194
Annual payroll$11,316,000This ZIP$11,316,000
Tax returns filed860This ZIP860
Total adjusted gross income$69,766,000This ZIP$69,766,000

Land area

Land area40.41 sq miThis ZIP40.41 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 66050 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Douglas County 99.2%
Shawnee County 0.8%

Other place names in 66050

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

ZIP codes near 66050

ZIPCityDistance
66073 Perry, KS 5.3 mi
66049 Lawrence, KS 5.6 mi
66542 Tecumseh, KS 6.2 mi
66429 Grantville, KS 7.3 mi
66409 Berryton, KS 10.0 mi
66047 Lawrence, KS 10.2 mi
66045 Lawrence, KS 10.3 mi
66616 Topeka, KS 10.8 mi
66607 Topeka, KS 11.1 mi
66605 Topeka, KS 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66050?

66050 is in Lecompton, Kansas, in Douglas County, part of the Lawrence, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0257, -95.4301.

What county is 66050 in?

66050 spans 2 counties: Douglas County and Shawnee County. Most of it falls in Douglas 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 66050?

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

What time zone is 66050 in?

66050 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66050?

About 1,761 people live in ZIP code 66050, in 699 households, at 43.6 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 66050?

$91,979 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66050?

The closest are 66073 (5.3 mi), 66049 (5.6 mi), 66542 (6.2 mi), 66429 (7.3 mi) and 66409 (10 mi).

Is 66050 a PO Box ZIP code?

66050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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