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66056

ZIP 66056 is Mound City, Kansas, in Linn County; area code 913; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Linn
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
Population
1,383
Coordinates
38.1515, -94.8443
☼ Live from 66056 — Mound City, KS

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Where 66056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66056
  • 🔢 Type 66056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 359. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66054 (Mc Louth, KS, 75 mi away) and 66058 (Muscotah, KS, 103 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66056 becomes 65066 — and that is a real ZIP code: Owensville, MO, 182 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05666, 50666, 56660, 60566, 60656, 65066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05666 in North Montpelier, VT, 1,235 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯232 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66056 and you would come out at 38.15°S, 85.16°E — 1,071 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 91.1 square miles of land, 66056 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,383This ZIP1,383
Households685This ZIP685
Housing units830This ZIP830
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$57,813This ZIP$57,813Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$163,200This ZIP$163,200Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$813This ZIP$813Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees274This ZIP274
Annual payroll$8,066,000This ZIP$8,066,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$47,493,000This ZIP$47,493,000

Land area

Land area91.11 sq miThis ZIP91.11 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Other place names in 66056

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

ZIP codes near 66056

ZIPCityDistance
66767 Prescott, KS 8.9 mi
66010 Blue Mound, KS 9.2 mi
66075 Pleasanton, KS 9.4 mi
66014 Centerville, KS 9.4 mi
66754 Mapleton, KS 10.4 mi
66738 Fulton, KS 11.6 mi
66072 Parker, KS 13.5 mi
66040 Lacygne, KS 15.3 mi
64752 Hume, MO 16.4 mi
66026 Fontana, KS 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66056?

66056 is in Mound City, Kansas, in Linn County, part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1515, -94.8443.

What county is 66056 in?

66056 lies in Linn County.

What area code is 66056?

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

What time zone is 66056 in?

66056 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66056?

About 1,383 people live in ZIP code 66056, in 685 households, at 15.2 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 66056?

$57,813 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66056?

The closest are 66767 (8.9 mi), 66010 (9.2 mi), 66075 (9.4 mi), 66014 (9.4 mi) and 66754 (10.4 mi).

Is 66056 a PO Box ZIP code?

66056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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