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66217

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
Population
5,468
Coordinates
39.0137, -94.7754
☼ Live from 66217 — Shawnee, KS

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Where 66217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66217
  • 🔢 Type 66217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,217 = 23 × 2879. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66216 (Shawnee, KS, 2 mi away) and 66218 (Shawnee, KS, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66217 becomes 71266 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pioneer, LA, 473 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12766, 16627, 16672, 16726, 17266, 21667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12766 in North Branch, NY, 1,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯211 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66217 and you would come out at 39.01°S, 85.22°E — 1,027 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 7.5 square miles of land, 66217 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,468This ZIP5,468
Households2,643This ZIP2,643
Housing units2,784This ZIP2,784
Median age51.7This ZIP51.7Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$93,651This ZIP$93,651Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$456,400This ZIP$456,400Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,379This ZIP$1,379Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.0%This ZIP60.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density725.9 / sq miThis ZIP725.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments178This ZIP178
Employees3,285This ZIP3,285
Annual payroll$138,761,000This ZIP$138,761,000
Tax returns filed2,730This ZIP2,730
Total adjusted gross income$449,899,000This ZIP$449,899,000

Land area

Land area7.53 sq miThis ZIP7.53 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 66217

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ZIP codes near 66217

ZIPCityDistance
66216 Shawnee, KS 1.8 mi
66218 Shawnee, KS 2.3 mi
66286 Shawnee, KS 3.5 mi
66203 Shawnee, KS 3.8 mi
66219 Lenexa, KS 4.2 mi
66215 Lenexa, KS 4.4 mi
66220 Lenexa, KS 4.4 mi
66250 Lenexa, KS 4.7 mi
66285 Lenexa, KS 4.7 mi
66226 Shawnee, KS 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66217?

66217 is in Shawnee, Kansas, in Johnson County, part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0137, -94.7754.

What county is 66217 in?

66217 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 66217?

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

What time zone is 66217 in?

66217 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66217?

About 5,468 people live in ZIP code 66217, in 2,643 households, at 725.9 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 66217?

$93,651 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66217?

The closest are 66216 (1.8 mi), 66218 (2.3 mi), 66286 (3.5 mi), 66203 (3.8 mi) and 66219 (4.2 mi).

Is 66217 a PO Box ZIP code?

66217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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