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66537

ZIP 66537 is Scranton, Kansas, in Osage County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Osage
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
1,475
Coordinates
38.7512, -95.7196
☼ Live from 66537 — Scranton, KS

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Where 66537 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66537
  • 🔢 Type 66537 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LESgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,537 = 3 × 3 × 7393. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66536 (Saint Marys, KS, 37 mi away) and 66538 (Seneca, KS, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66537 becomes 73566 — and that is a real ZIP code: Snyder, OK, 337 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35766, 36567, 36576, 36675, 36756, 36765, …). The farthest-flung twin is 37656 in Fall Branch, TN, 734 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯170 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66537 and you would come out at 38.75°S, 84.28°E — 1,009 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 53.0 square miles of land, 66537 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,475This ZIP1,475
Households582This ZIP582
Housing units621This ZIP621
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$70,000This ZIP$70,000Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$99,800This ZIP$99,800Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$855This ZIP$855Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density27.8 / sq miThis ZIP27.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$2,390,000This ZIP$2,390,000
Tax returns filed660This ZIP660
Total adjusted gross income$42,701,000This ZIP$42,701,000

Land area

Land area53.04 sq miThis ZIP53.04 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 66537

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ZIP codes near 66537

ZIPCityDistance
66414 Carbondale, KS 5.8 mi
66413 Burlingame, KS 8.8 mi
66546 Wakarusa, KS 9.9 mi
66543 Vassar, KS 10.1 mi
66451 Lyndon, KS 10.5 mi
66523 Osage City, KS 11.2 mi
66524 Overbrook, KS 11.8 mi
66402 Auburn, KS 13.1 mi
66619 Topeka, KS 13.6 mi
66528 Quenemo, KS 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66537?

66537 is in Scranton, Kansas, in Osage County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7512, -95.7196.

What county is 66537 in?

66537 lies in Osage County.

What area code is 66537?

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

What time zone is 66537 in?

66537 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66537?

About 1,475 people live in ZIP code 66537, in 582 households, at 27.8 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 66537?

$70,000 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66537?

The closest are 66414 (5.8 mi), 66413 (8.8 mi), 66546 (9.9 mi), 66543 (10.1 mi) and 66451 (10.5 mi).

Is 66537 a PO Box ZIP code?

66537 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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