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66436

ZIP 66436 is Holton, Kansas, mostly in Jackson County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +2 more
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
5,537
Coordinates
39.4683, -95.7038
☼ Live from 66436 — Holton, KS

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Where 66436 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 66436
  • 🔢 Type 66436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,436 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 977. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66434 (Hiawatha, KS, 28 mi away) and 66438 (Home, KS, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66436 becomes 63466 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Patrick, MO, 224 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (43666, 46366, 63466, 63664, 64636). The farthest-flung twin is 43666 in Toledo, OH, 658 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯155 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66436 and you would come out at 39.47°S, 84.30°E — 971 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 23m.
  • 📏 At 184.1 square miles of land, 66436 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 140 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,537This ZIP5,537
Households2,188This ZIP2,188
Housing units2,398This ZIP2,398
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$71,016This ZIP$71,016Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$213,300This ZIP$213,300Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density30.1 / sq miThis ZIP30.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments190This ZIP190
Employees2,037This ZIP2,037
Annual payroll$80,883,000This ZIP$80,883,000
Tax returns filed2,670This ZIP2,670
Total adjusted gross income$179,279,000This ZIP$179,279,000

Land area

Land area184.06 sq miThis ZIP184.06 sq mi
Water area1.42 sq miThis ZIP1.42 sq mi

Counties 66436 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 84.8%
Atchison County 13.9%
Jefferson County 1.4%

Other place names in 66436

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ZIP codes near 66436

ZIPCityDistance
66552 Whiting, KS 9.1 mi
66419 Denison, KS 9.3 mi
66416 Circleville, KS 9.4 mi
66516 Netawaka, KS 10.3 mi
66509 Mayetta, KS 10.8 mi
66058 Muscotah, KS 11.0 mi
66440 Hoyt, KS 13.9 mi
66540 Soldier, KS 14.3 mi
66550 Wetmore, KS 14.3 mi
66439 Horton, KS 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66436?

66436 is in Holton, Kansas, in Jackson County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4683, -95.7038.

What county is 66436 in?

66436 spans 3 counties: Jackson County, Atchison County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 66436?

Holton uses area code 785, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 66436 in?

66436 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66436?

About 5,537 people live in ZIP code 66436, in 2,188 households, at 30.1 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 66436?

$71,016 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66436?

The closest are 66552 (9.1 mi), 66419 (9.3 mi), 66416 (9.4 mi), 66516 (10.3 mi) and 66509 (10.8 mi).

Is 66436 a PO Box ZIP code?

66436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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