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66539

ZIP 66539 is Silver Lake, Kansas, mostly in Shawnee County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shawnee +1 more
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
3,092
Coordinates
39.1420, -95.8404
☼ Live from 66539 — Silver Lake, KS

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Where 66539 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 66539
  • 🔢 Type 66539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,539 = 11 × 23 × 263. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66538 (Seneca, KS, 50 mi away) and 66540 (Soldier, KS, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66539 becomes 93566, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35966, 36569, 36695, 39566, 39656, 39665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96365 in APO STA, a military post office, 7,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯154 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66539 and you would come out at 39.14°S, 84.16°E — 984 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 41.4 square miles of land, 66539 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,092This ZIP3,092
Households1,325This ZIP1,325
Housing units1,347This ZIP1,347
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$87,554This ZIP$87,554Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$230,600This ZIP$230,600Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$860This ZIP$860Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density74.6 / sq miThis ZIP74.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees226This ZIP226
Annual payroll$9,335,000This ZIP$9,335,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$122,328,000This ZIP$122,328,000

Land area

Land area41.43 sq miThis ZIP41.43 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Counties 66539 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shawnee County 96.4%
Jackson County 3.6%

Other place names in 66539

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ZIP codes near 66539

ZIPCityDistance
66618 Topeka, KS 4.9 mi
66533 Rossville, KS 5.9 mi
66615 Topeka, KS 7.0 mi
66620 Topeka, KS 7.8 mi
66624 Topeka, KS 7.8 mi
66647 Topeka, KS 7.8 mi
66667 Topeka, KS 7.8 mi
66675 Topeka, KS 7.8 mi
66606 Topeka, KS 8.5 mi
66614 Topeka, KS 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66539?

66539 is in Silver Lake, Kansas, in Shawnee County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1420, -95.8404.

What county is 66539 in?

66539 spans 2 counties: Shawnee County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Shawnee 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 66539?

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

What time zone is 66539 in?

66539 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66539?

About 3,092 people live in ZIP code 66539, in 1,325 households, at 74.6 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 66539?

$87,554 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66539?

The closest are 66618 (4.9 mi), 66533 (5.9 mi), 66615 (7 mi), 66620 (7.8 mi) and 66624 (7.8 mi).

Is 66539 a PO Box ZIP code?

66539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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