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66540

ZIP 66540 is Soldier, Kansas, mostly in Jackson County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +2 more
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
582
Coordinates
39.4848, -95.9704
☼ Live from 66540 — Soldier, KS

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Where 66540 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 66540
  • 🔢 Type 66540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,540 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 1109. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66539 (Silver Lake, KS, 25 mi away) and 66541 (Summerfield, KS, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66540 becomes 04566, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05466, 05664, 06456, 45066, 45660, 46056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05664 in Northfield Falls, VT, 1,239 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯141 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66540 and you would come out at 39.48°S, 84.03°E — 961 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 23m.
  • 📏 At 88.2 square miles of land, 66540 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population582This ZIP582
Households214This ZIP214
Housing units237This ZIP237
Median age35.0This ZIP35.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$52,368This ZIP$52,368Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$179,200This ZIP$179,200Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063This ZIP$1,063Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density6.6 / sq miThis ZIP6.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$556,000This ZIP$556,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$13,641,000This ZIP$13,641,000

Land area

Land area88.21 sq miThis ZIP88.21 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 66540 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 86.8%
Nemaha County 12.6%
Pottawatomie County 0.6%

Other place names in 66540

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ZIP codes near 66540

ZIPCityDistance
66432 Havensville, KS 5.7 mi
66416 Circleville, KS 6.4 mi
66422 Emmett, KS 12.1 mi
66417 Corning, KS 12.4 mi
66428 Goff, KS 13.4 mi
66521 Onaga, KS 13.9 mi
66550 Wetmore, KS 14.2 mi
66436 Holton, KS 14.3 mi
66418 Delia, KS 14.3 mi
66509 Mayetta, KS 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66540?

66540 is in Soldier, Kansas, in Jackson County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4848, -95.9704.

What county is 66540 in?

66540 spans 3 counties: Jackson County, Nemaha County and Pottawatomie 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 66540?

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

What time zone is 66540 in?

66540 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66540?

About 582 people live in ZIP code 66540, in 214 households, at 6.6 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 66540?

$52,368 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66540?

The closest are 66432 (5.7 mi), 66416 (6.4 mi), 66422 (12.1 mi), 66417 (12.4 mi) and 66428 (13.4 mi).

Is 66540 a PO Box ZIP code?

66540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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