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66078

ZIP 66078 is Princeton, Kansas, in Franklin County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Franklin
Metro area
Ottawa, KS
Population
805
Coordinates
38.4845, -95.2580
☼ Live from 66078 — Princeton, KS

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Where 66078 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66078
  • 🔢 Type 66078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,078 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3671. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66076 (Pomona, KS, 14 mi away) and 66079 (Rantoul, KS, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66078 becomes 87066, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06786, 06876, 07866, 60678, 60687, 66087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06786 in Terryville, CT, 1,193 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯201 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66078 and you would come out at 38.48°S, 84.74°E — 1,039 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 64.4 square miles of land, 66078 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population805This ZIP805
Households296This ZIP296
Housing units332This ZIP332
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$80,000This ZIP$80,000Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$205,900This ZIP$205,900Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density12.5 / sq miThis ZIP12.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$2,007,000This ZIP$2,007,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$28,497,000This ZIP$28,497,000

Land area

Land area64.42 sq miThis ZIP64.42 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Other place names in 66078

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ZIP codes near 66078

ZIPCityDistance
66080 Richmond, KS 5.0 mi
66079 Rantoul, KS 8.2 mi
66067 Ottawa, KS 9.4 mi
66095 Williamsburg, KS 10.2 mi
66042 Lane, KS 10.5 mi
66033 Greeley, KS 11.2 mi
66076 Pomona, KS 14.3 mi
66032 Garnett, KS 14.3 mi
66064 Osawatomie, KS 14.6 mi
66092 Wellsville, KS 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66078?

66078 is in Princeton, Kansas, in Franklin County, part of the Ottawa, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4845, -95.2580.

What county is 66078 in?

66078 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 66078?

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

What time zone is 66078 in?

66078 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66078?

About 805 people live in ZIP code 66078, in 296 households, at 12.5 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 66078?

$80,000 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66078?

The closest are 66080 (5 mi), 66079 (8.2 mi), 66067 (9.4 mi), 66095 (10.2 mi) and 66042 (10.5 mi).

Is 66078 a PO Box ZIP code?

66078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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