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66216

ZIP 66216 is in Shawnee, Kansas, mostly in Johnson County; area code 913; Central time. Shawnee has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 66203, 66217, 66218, 66226 and 66286.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson +1 more
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
Population
24,881
Coordinates
39.0136, -94.7416
☼ Live from 66216 — Shawnee, KS

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Where 66216 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 66216
  • 🔢 Type 66216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 31 × 89. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66215 (Lenexa, KS, 4 mi away) and 66217 (Shawnee, KS, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66216 becomes 61266 — and that is a real ZIP code: Moline, IL, 282 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16662, 21666, 61266, 62661, 66612, 66621). The farthest-flung twin is 21666 in Stevensville, MD, 987 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯212 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66216 and you would come out at 39.01°S, 85.26°E — 1,029 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 7.9 square miles of land, 66216 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,881This ZIP24,881
Households9,869This ZIP9,869
Housing units10,119This ZIP10,119
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$111,744This ZIP$111,744Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$353,300This ZIP$353,300Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,484This ZIP$1,484Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%This ZIP54.3%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density3,151.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,151.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments442This ZIP442
Employees4,358This ZIP4,358
Annual payroll$185,356,000This ZIP$185,356,000
Tax returns filed12,500This ZIP12,500
Total adjusted gross income$1,303,208,000This ZIP$1,303,208,000

Land area

Land area7.90 sq miThis ZIP7.90 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 66216 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Johnson County 99.8%
Wyandotte County 0.2%

Other place names in 66216

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

ZIP codes near 66216

ZIPCityDistance
66217 Shawnee, KS 1.8 mi
66203 Shawnee, KS 2.0 mi
66286 Shawnee, KS 2.3 mi
66214 Overland Park, KS 3.8 mi
66204 Overland Park, KS 3.8 mi
66202 Mission, KS 3.9 mi
66215 Lenexa, KS 4.0 mi
66218 Shawnee, KS 4.1 mi
66250 Lenexa, KS 4.2 mi
66285 Lenexa, KS 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66216?

66216 is in Shawnee, Kansas, in Johnson County, part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0136, -94.7416.

What county is 66216 in?

66216 spans 2 counties: Johnson County and Wyandotte County. Most of it falls in Johnson 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 66216?

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

What time zone is 66216 in?

66216 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66216?

About 24,881 people live in ZIP code 66216, in 9,869 households, at 3,151.5 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 66216?

$111,744 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66216?

The closest are 66217 (1.8 mi), 66203 (2 mi), 66286 (2.3 mi), 66214 (3.8 mi) and 66204 (3.8 mi).

Is 66216 a PO Box ZIP code?

66216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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