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66509

ZIP 66509 is Mayetta, Kansas, in Jackson County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
1,974
Coordinates
39.3254, -95.7849
☼ Live from 66509 — Mayetta, KS

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Where 66509 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66509
  • 🔢 Type 66509 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOSgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 66509 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66508 (Marysville, KS, 59 mi away) and 66510 (Melvern, KS, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66509 becomes 90566, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05669, 50669, 56069, 56096, 59066, 60569, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96506 in FPO AA, a military post office, 3,797 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯153 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66509 and you would come out at 39.33°S, 84.22°E — 976 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 24m.
  • 📏 At 126.9 square miles of land, 66509 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 96 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,974This ZIP1,974
Households783This ZIP783
Housing units916This ZIP916
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$65,958This ZIP$65,958Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$189,200This ZIP$189,200Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$795This ZIP$795Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density15.6 / sq miThis ZIP15.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees796This ZIP796
Annual payroll$36,053,000This ZIP$36,053,000
Tax returns filed1,130This ZIP1,130
Total adjusted gross income$66,809,000This ZIP$66,809,000

Land area

Land area126.89 sq miThis ZIP126.89 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 66509

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

ZIP codes near 66509

ZIPCityDistance
66440 Hoyt, KS 7.0 mi
66418 Delia, KS 8.6 mi
66419 Denison, KS 10.2 mi
66436 Holton, KS 10.8 mi
66618 Topeka, KS 13.0 mi
66539 Silver Lake, KS 13.0 mi
66533 Rossville, KS 14.2 mi
66416 Circleville, KS 14.5 mi
66540 Soldier, KS 14.8 mi
66512 Meriden, KS 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66509?

66509 is in Mayetta, Kansas, in Jackson County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3254, -95.7849.

What county is 66509 in?

66509 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 66509?

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

What time zone is 66509 in?

66509 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66509?

About 1,974 people live in ZIP code 66509, in 783 households, at 15.6 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 66509?

$65,958 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66509?

The closest are 66440 (7 mi), 66418 (8.6 mi), 66419 (10.2 mi), 66436 (10.8 mi) and 66618 (13 mi).

Is 66509 a PO Box ZIP code?

66509 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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