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66226

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS
Population
16,219
Coordinates
39.0310, -94.8612
☼ Live from 66226 — Shawnee, KS

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Where 66226 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 66226
  • 🔢 Type 66226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,226 = 2 × 33113. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66225 (Overland Park, KS, 9 mi away) and 66227 (Lenexa, KS, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66226 becomes 62266 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Memphis, IL, 283 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26266, 26662, 62266, 62626, 62662, 66622). The farthest-flung twin is 26266 in Upperglade, WV, 774 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯206 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66226 and you would come out at 39.03°S, 85.14°E — 1,023 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 11.5 square miles of land, 66226 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,219This ZIP16,219
Households5,189This ZIP5,189
Housing units5,343This ZIP5,343
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$173,667This ZIP$173,667Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$416,200This ZIP$416,200Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,337This ZIP$1,337Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.1%This ZIP67.1%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density1,407.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,407.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments323This ZIP323
Employees4,892This ZIP4,892
Annual payroll$196,288,000This ZIP$196,288,000
Tax returns filed6,940This ZIP6,940
Total adjusted gross income$1,031,068,000This ZIP$1,031,068,000

Land area

Land area11.53 sq miThis ZIP11.53 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 66226

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ZIP codes near 66226

ZIPCityDistance
66218 Shawnee, KS 2.6 mi
66012 Bonner Springs, KS 4.0 mi
66227 Lenexa, KS 4.1 mi
66217 Shawnee, KS 4.8 mi
66111 Kansas City, KS 5.3 mi
66220 Lenexa, KS 5.4 mi
66216 Shawnee, KS 6.5 mi
66219 Lenexa, KS 7.0 mi
66110 Kansas City, KS 7.5 mi
66119 Kansas City, KS 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66226?

66226 is in Shawnee, Kansas, in Johnson County, part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0310, -94.8612.

What county is 66226 in?

66226 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 66226?

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

What time zone is 66226 in?

66226 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66226?

About 16,219 people live in ZIP code 66226, in 5,189 households, at 1,407.2 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 66226?

$173,667 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66226?

The closest are 66218 (2.6 mi), 66012 (4 mi), 66227 (4.1 mi), 66217 (4.8 mi) and 66111 (5.3 mi).

Is 66226 a PO Box ZIP code?

66226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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