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66079

ZIP 66079 is Rantoul, Kansas, in Franklin County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Franklin
Metro area
Ottawa, KS
Population
752
Coordinates
38.5421, -95.1244
☼ Live from 66079 — Rantoul, KS

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Where 66079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66079
  • 🔢 Type 66079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,079 = 13 × 13 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001000011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66078 (Princeton, KS, 8 mi away) and 66080 (Richmond, KS, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66079 becomes 97066, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06796, 09766, 60697, 60967, 66097, 66970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09766 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,425 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯205 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66079 and you would come out at 38.54°S, 84.88°E — 1,040 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 38.3 square miles of land, 66079 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population752This ZIP752
Households324This ZIP324
Housing units344This ZIP344
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$54,432This ZIP$54,432Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$164,000This ZIP$164,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063This ZIP$1,063Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density19.6 / sq miThis ZIP19.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees83This ZIP83
Annual payroll$7,189,000This ZIP$7,189,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$25,700,000This ZIP$25,700,000

Land area

Land area38.29 sq miThis ZIP38.29 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Other place names in 66079

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ZIP codes near 66079

ZIPCityDistance
66078 Princeton, KS 8.2 mi
66064 Osawatomie, KS 8.5 mi
66042 Lane, KS 8.6 mi
66067 Ottawa, KS 10.2 mi
66092 Wellsville, KS 10.2 mi
66080 Richmond, KS 11.4 mi
66033 Greeley, KS 12.7 mi
66071 Paola, KS 14.1 mi
66021 Edgerton, KS 16.2 mi
66036 Hillsdale, KS 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66079?

66079 is in Rantoul, Kansas, in Franklin County, part of the Ottawa, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5421, -95.1244.

What county is 66079 in?

66079 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 66079?

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

What time zone is 66079 in?

66079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66079?

About 752 people live in ZIP code 66079, in 324 households, at 19.6 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 66079?

$54,432 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66079?

The closest are 66078 (8.2 mi), 66064 (8.5 mi), 66042 (8.6 mi), 66067 (10.2 mi) and 66092 (10.2 mi).

Is 66079 a PO Box ZIP code?

66079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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