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66606

ZIP 66606 is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County; area code 785; Central time. Topeka has 31 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shawnee
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
9,842
Coordinates
39.0614, -95.7200
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Where 66606 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66606
  • 🔢 Type 66606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOggg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,606 = 2 × 3 × 17 × 653. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010000101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66605 (Topeka, KS, 6 mi away) and 66607 (Topeka, KS, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66606 becomes 60666 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chicago, IL, 466 miles away.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (60666, 66066). The farthest-flung twin is 60666 in Chicago, IL, 466 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯162 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66606 and you would come out at 39.06°S, 84.28°E — 992 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 5.8 square miles of land, 66606 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,842This ZIP9,842
Households4,610This ZIP4,610
Housing units5,136This ZIP5,136
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$57,169This ZIP$57,169Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$130,600This ZIP$130,600Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$999This ZIP$999Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%This ZIP35.2%
Mean commute13.6 minThis ZIP13.6 min
Population density1,708.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,708.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments216This ZIP216
Employees5,428This ZIP5,428
Annual payroll$316,588,000This ZIP$316,588,000
Tax returns filed5,100This ZIP5,100
Total adjusted gross income$285,082,000This ZIP$285,082,000

Land area

Land area5.76 sq miThis ZIP5.76 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 66606

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 66606

ZIPCityDistance
66604 Topeka, KS 1.6 mi
66621 Topeka, KS 2.2 mi
66601 Topeka, KS 2.4 mi
66625 Topeka, KS 2.4 mi
66626 Topeka, KS 2.4 mi
66629 Topeka, KS 2.4 mi
66630 Topeka, KS 2.4 mi
66636 Topeka, KS 2.4 mi
66683 Topeka, KS 2.4 mi
66699 Topeka, KS 2.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66606?

66606 is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0614, -95.7200.

What county is 66606 in?

66606 lies in Shawnee County.

What area code is 66606?

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

What time zone is 66606 in?

66606 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66606?

About 9,842 people live in ZIP code 66606, in 4,610 households, at 1,708.1 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 66606?

$57,169 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66606?

The closest are 66604 (1.6 mi), 66621 (2.2 mi), 66601 (2.4 mi), 66625 (2.4 mi) and 66626 (2.4 mi).

Is 66606 a PO Box ZIP code?

66606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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