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66502

ZIP 66502 is in Manhattan, Kansas, mostly in Riley County; area code 785; Central time. Manhattan has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 66503, 66505 and 66506.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Riley +3 more
Metro area
Manhattan, KS
Population
43,693
Coordinates
39.1399, -96.5287
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Where 66502 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 66502
  • 🔢 Type 66502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,502 = 2 × 41 × 811. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66501 (Mc Farland, KS, 17 mi away) and 66503 (Manhattan, KS, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66502 becomes 20566 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 1,043 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06256, 06265, 20566, 20656, 25606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06256 in North Windham, CT, 1,290 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯119 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66502 and you would come out at 39.14°S, 83.47°E — 960 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 221.7 square miles of land, 66502 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 168 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,693This ZIP43,693
Households18,855This ZIP18,855
Housing units20,738This ZIP20,738
Median age25.9This ZIP25.9Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$54,833This ZIP$54,833Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$223,100This ZIP$223,100Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$949This ZIP$949Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.0%This ZIP48.0%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density197.1 / sq miThis ZIP197.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,380This ZIP1,380
Employees20,866This ZIP20,866
Annual payroll$865,028,000This ZIP$865,028,000
Tax returns filed17,230This ZIP17,230
Total adjusted gross income$1,122,101,000This ZIP$1,122,101,000

Land area

Land area221.70 sq miThis ZIP221.70 sq mi
Water area3.46 sq miThis ZIP3.46 sq mi

Counties 66502 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Riley County 60.1%
Pottawatomie County 20.5%
Geary County 15.6%
Wabaunsee County 3.8%

Other place names in 66502

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

ZIP codes near 66502

ZIPCityDistance
66506 Manhattan, KS 4.8 mi
66517 Ogden, KS 9.5 mi
66535 Saint George, KS 10.1 mi
66503 Manhattan, KS 12.4 mi
66505 Manhattan, KS 13.8 mi
66547 Wamego, KS 14.0 mi
66442 Fort Riley, KS 14.4 mi
66501 Mc Farland, KS 16.8 mi
66401 Alma, KS 18.5 mi
66849 Dwight, KS 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66502?

66502 is in Manhattan, Kansas, in Riley County, part of the Manhattan, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1399, -96.5287.

What county is 66502 in?

66502 spans 4 counties: Riley County, Pottawatomie County, Geary County and Wabaunsee County. Most of it falls in Riley 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 66502?

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

What time zone is 66502 in?

66502 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66502?

About 43,693 people live in ZIP code 66502, in 18,855 households, at 197.1 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 66502?

$54,833 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66502?

The closest are 66506 (4.8 mi), 66517 (9.5 mi), 66535 (10.1 mi), 66503 (12.4 mi) and 66505 (13.8 mi).

Is 66502 a PO Box ZIP code?

66502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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