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66512

ZIP 66512 is Meriden, Kansas, mostly in Jefferson County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +2 more
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
3,678
Coordinates
39.2082, -95.5415
☼ Live from 66512 — Meriden, KS

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Where 66512 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 66512
  • 🔢 Type 66512 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZISgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,512 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 4157. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66510 (Melvern, KS, 49 mi away) and 66514 (Milford, KS, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66512 becomes 21566, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12566, 15626, 15662, 16256, 16625, 16652, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12566 in Pine Bush, NY, 1,126 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯167 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66512 and you would come out at 39.21°S, 84.46°E — 990 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 66.7 square miles of land, 66512 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,678This ZIP3,678
Households1,350This ZIP1,350
Housing units1,376This ZIP1,376
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$79,008This ZIP$79,008Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$214,100This ZIP$214,100Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,088This ZIP$1,088Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density55.1 / sq miThis ZIP55.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees753This ZIP753
Annual payroll$46,033,000This ZIP$46,033,000
Tax returns filed1,640This ZIP1,640
Total adjusted gross income$120,579,000This ZIP$120,579,000

Land area

Land area66.70 sq miThis ZIP66.70 sq mi
Water area3.60 sq miThis ZIP3.60 sq mi

Counties 66512 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 83.3%
Jackson County 11.7%
Shawnee County 5.0%

Other place names in 66512

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ZIP codes near 66512

ZIPCityDistance
66070 Ozawkie, KS 4.7 mi
66617 Topeka, KS 6.7 mi
66429 Grantville, KS 7.9 mi
66440 Hoyt, KS 8.3 mi
66088 Valley Falls, KS 10.3 mi
66616 Topeka, KS 10.5 mi
66419 Denison, KS 11.0 mi
66608 Topeka, KS 11.0 mi
66066 Oskaloosa, KS 11.3 mi
66073 Perry, KS 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66512?

66512 is in Meriden, Kansas, in Jefferson County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2082, -95.5415.

What county is 66512 in?

66512 spans 3 counties: Jefferson County, Jackson County and Shawnee County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 66512?

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

What time zone is 66512 in?

66512 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66512?

About 3,678 people live in ZIP code 66512, in 1,350 households, at 55.1 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 66512?

$79,008 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66512?

The closest are 66070 (4.7 mi), 66617 (6.7 mi), 66429 (7.9 mi), 66440 (8.3 mi) and 66088 (10.3 mi).

Is 66512 a PO Box ZIP code?

66512 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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