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66097

ZIP 66097 is Winchester, Kansas, mostly in Jefferson County; area code 913; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +1 more
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
995
Coordinates
39.3286, -95.2461
☼ Live from 66097 — Winchester, KS

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Where 66097 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66097
  • 🔢 Type 66097 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGOgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,097 = 157 × 421. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66095 (Williamsburg, KS, 62 mi away) and 66101 (Kansas City, KS, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66097 becomes 79066 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pampa, TX, 413 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06796, 09766, 60697, 60967, 66079, 66970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09766 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯181 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66097 and you would come out at 39.33°S, 84.75°E — 994 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 49.9 square miles of land, 66097 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population995This ZIP995
Households440This ZIP440
Housing units514This ZIP514
Median age59.6This ZIP59.6Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$66,369This ZIP$66,369Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$254,300This ZIP$254,300Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$928This ZIP$928Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density20.0 / sq miThis ZIP20.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees131This ZIP131
Annual payroll$6,128,000This ZIP$6,128,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$32,015,000This ZIP$32,015,000

Land area

Land area49.86 sq miThis ZIP49.86 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Counties 66097 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 96.0%
Leavenworth County 4.0%

Other place names in 66097

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ZIP codes near 66097

ZIPCityDistance
66020 Easton, KS 7.2 mi
66060 Nortonville, KS 7.7 mi
66054 Mc Louth, KS 8.8 mi
66016 Cummings, KS 9.7 mi
66066 Oskaloosa, KS 9.8 mi
66088 Valley Falls, KS 11.3 mi
66070 Ozawkie, KS 13.7 mi
66048 Leavenworth, KS 14.7 mi
66023 Effingham, KS 14.9 mi
66002 Atchison, KS 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66097?

66097 is in Winchester, Kansas, in Jefferson County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3286, -95.2461.

What county is 66097 in?

66097 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Leavenworth County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 66097?

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

What time zone is 66097 in?

66097 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66097?

About 995 people live in ZIP code 66097, in 440 households, at 20.0 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 66097?

$66,369 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66097?

The closest are 66020 (7.2 mi), 66060 (7.7 mi), 66054 (8.8 mi), 66016 (9.7 mi) and 66066 (9.8 mi).

Is 66097 a PO Box ZIP code?

66097 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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