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66546

ZIP 66546 is Wakarusa, 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
1,143
Coordinates
38.8940, -95.7297
☼ Live from 66546 — Wakarusa, KS

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Where 66546 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 66546
  • 🔢 Type 66546 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghSgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,546 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3697. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000001111110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66544 (Vermillion, KS, 62 mi away) and 66547 (Wamego, KS, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66546 becomes 64566, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (54666, 56466, 56646, 64656, 65466, 65646, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56646 in Gully, MN, 614 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯165 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66546 and you would come out at 38.89°S, 84.27°E — 1,001 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 38.3 square miles of land, 66546 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,143This ZIP1,143
Households491This ZIP491
Housing units491This ZIP491
Median age56.4This ZIP56.4Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$86,607This ZIP$86,607Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$232,300This ZIP$232,300Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,288This ZIP$1,288Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%This ZIP37.5%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density29.8 / sq miThis ZIP29.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$5,458,000This ZIP$5,458,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$46,045,000This ZIP$46,045,000

Land area

Land area38.29 sq miThis ZIP38.29 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 66546 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shawnee County 91.5%
Osage County 8.6%

Other place names in 66546

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ZIP codes near 66546

ZIPCityDistance
66619 Topeka, KS 4.2 mi
66414 Carbondale, KS 5.0 mi
66402 Auburn, KS 6.3 mi
66609 Topeka, KS 6.9 mi
66610 Topeka, KS 8.4 mi
66611 Topeka, KS 8.8 mi
66622 Topeka, KS 9.2 mi
66605 Topeka, KS 9.4 mi
66409 Berryton, KS 9.5 mi
66621 Topeka, KS 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66546?

66546 is in Wakarusa, Kansas, in Shawnee County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8940, -95.7297.

What county is 66546 in?

66546 spans 2 counties: Shawnee County and Osage 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 66546?

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

What time zone is 66546 in?

66546 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66546?

About 1,143 people live in ZIP code 66546, in 491 households, at 29.8 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 66546?

$86,607 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66546?

The closest are 66619 (4.2 mi), 66414 (5 mi), 66402 (6.3 mi), 66609 (6.9 mi) and 66610 (8.4 mi).

Is 66546 a PO Box ZIP code?

66546 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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