Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 66506 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.
- 🔢 Type 66506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSgg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 66,506 = 2 × 11 × 3023. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000001111001010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66505 (Manhattan, KS, 9 mi away) and 66507 (Maple Hill, KS, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 66506 becomes 60566 — and that is a real ZIP code: Naperville, IL, 482 miles away.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05666, 50666, 56660, 60566, 60656, 65066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05666 in North Montpelier, VT, 1,289 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
- 🎯115 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66506 and you would come out at 39.20°S, 83.42°E — 956 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
- 📏 At 0.708 square miles of land, 66506 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 343 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,155This ZIP3,155 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4This ZIP4 |
| Housing units | 4This ZIP4 |
| Median age | 19.5This ZIP19.5Kansas37.4US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 10.5 minThis ZIP10.5 min |
| Population density | 4,456.2 / sq miThis ZIP4,456.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 231This ZIP231 |
| Annual payroll | $4,134,000This ZIP$4,134,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 66506
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 66506
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
66502 | Manhattan, KS | 4.8 mi |
66503 | Manhattan, KS | 7.7 mi |
66517 | Ogden, KS | 8.7 mi |
66505 | Manhattan, KS | 9.0 mi |
66535 | Saint George, KS | 9.3 mi |
66442 | Fort Riley, KS | 13.3 mi |
66520 | Olsburg, KS | 15.0 mi |
66547 | Wamego, KS | 15.5 mi |
66531 | Riley, KS | 15.9 mi |
66514 | Milford, KS | 16.5 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 66506 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 66506?
66506 is in Manhattan, Kansas, in Riley County, part of the Manhattan, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1960, -96.5815.
What county is 66506 in?
66506 lies in Riley County.
What area code is 66506?
Manhattan uses area code 785, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 66506 in?
66506 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 66506?
About 3,155 people live in ZIP code 66506, in 4 households, at 4,456.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 66506?
The closest are 66502 (4.8 mi), 66503 (7.7 mi), 66517 (8.7 mi), 66505 (9 mi) and 66535 (9.3 mi).
Is 66506 a PO Box ZIP code?
66506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “66506 ZIP Code — Manhattan, Kansas (Riley County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/66506
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/66506.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.