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66218

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
Population
8,820
Coordinates
39.0129, -94.8179
☼ Live from 66218 — Shawnee, KS

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Where 66218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66218
  • 🔢 Type 66218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,218 = 2 × 113 × 293. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66217 (Shawnee, KS, 2 mi away) and 66219 (Lenexa, KS, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66218 becomes 81266, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12866, 16682, 16826, 18626, 21668, 21866, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12866 in Saratoga Springs, NY, 1,130 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯209 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66218 and you would come out at 39.01°S, 85.18°E — 1,026 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 10.5 square miles of land, 66218 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,820This ZIP8,820
Households2,776This ZIP2,776
Housing units2,885This ZIP2,885
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$168,878This ZIP$168,878Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$436,600This ZIP$436,600Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,733This ZIP$1,733Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%This ZIP57.2%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density841.6 / sq miThis ZIP841.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments177This ZIP177
Employees2,099This ZIP2,099
Annual payroll$111,215,000This ZIP$111,215,000
Tax returns filed4,380This ZIP4,380
Total adjusted gross income$554,438,000This ZIP$554,438,000

Land area

Land area10.48 sq miThis ZIP10.48 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 66218

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ZIP codes near 66218

ZIPCityDistance
66217 Shawnee, KS 2.3 mi
66226 Shawnee, KS 2.6 mi
66220 Lenexa, KS 3.7 mi
66216 Shawnee, KS 4.1 mi
66227 Lenexa, KS 4.1 mi
66219 Lenexa, KS 4.6 mi
66111 Kansas City, KS 5.1 mi
66286 Shawnee, KS 5.6 mi
66215 Lenexa, KS 5.6 mi
66203 Shawnee, KS 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66218?

66218 is in Shawnee, Kansas, in Johnson County, part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0129, -94.8179.

What county is 66218 in?

66218 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 66218?

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

What time zone is 66218 in?

66218 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66218?

About 8,820 people live in ZIP code 66218, in 2,776 households, at 841.6 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 66218?

$168,878 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66218?

The closest are 66217 (2.3 mi), 66226 (2.6 mi), 66220 (3.7 mi), 66216 (4.1 mi) and 66227 (4.1 mi).

Is 66218 a PO Box ZIP code?

66218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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