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66516

ZIP 66516 is Netawaka, Kansas, mostly in Jackson County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
408
Coordinates
39.6165, -95.7208
☼ Live from 66516 — Netawaka, KS

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Where 66516 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66516
  • 🔢 Type 66516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,516 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 23 × 241. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66515 (Morrill, KS, 22 mi away) and 66517 (Ogden, KS, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66516 becomes 61566, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15666, 16656, 16665, 56166, 56661, 61656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16665 in Newry, PA, 915 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% 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 66516 and you would come out at 39.62°S, 84.28°E — 963 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 48.8 square miles of land, 66516 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population408This ZIP408
Households149This ZIP149
Housing units162This ZIP162
Median age31.0This ZIP31.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$80,938This ZIP$80,938Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$174,000This ZIP$174,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$746This ZIP$746Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density8.4 / sq miThis ZIP8.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$959,000This ZIP$959,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$9,842,000This ZIP$9,842,000

Land area

Land area48.84 sq miThis ZIP48.84 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 66516 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 70.4%
Brown County 29.6%

Other place names in 66516

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ZIP codes near 66516

ZIPCityDistance
66552 Whiting, KS 5.2 mi
66550 Wetmore, KS 6.0 mi
66527 Powhattan, KS 9.3 mi
66416 Circleville, KS 9.8 mi
66439 Horton, KS 10.0 mi
66436 Holton, KS 10.3 mi
66058 Muscotah, KS 11.9 mi
66428 Goff, KS 11.9 mi
66425 Fairview, KS 13.1 mi
66540 Soldier, KS 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66516?

66516 is in Netawaka, Kansas, in Jackson County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6165, -95.7208.

What county is 66516 in?

66516 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and Brown 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 66516?

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

What time zone is 66516 in?

66516 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66516?

About 408 people live in ZIP code 66516, in 149 households, at 8.4 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 66516?

$80,938 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66516?

The closest are 66552 (5.2 mi), 66550 (6 mi), 66527 (9.3 mi), 66416 (9.8 mi) and 66439 (10 mi).

Is 66516 a PO Box ZIP code?

66516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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