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66608

ZIP 66608 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
4,216
Coordinates
39.0808, -95.6639
☼ Live from 66608 — Topeka, KS

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Where 66608 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 66608
  • 🔢 Type 66608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOggg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 181. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66607 (Topeka, KS, 3 mi away) and 66609 (Topeka, KS, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66608 becomes 80666, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08666, 60668, 60686, 66086, 66860, 68066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 08666 in Trenton, NJ, 1,115 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯164 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66608 and you would come out at 39.08°S, 84.34°E — 993 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 4.3 square miles of land, 66608 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,216This ZIP4,216
Households2,053This ZIP2,053
Housing units2,377This ZIP2,377
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$49,126This ZIP$49,126Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$87,500This ZIP$87,500Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$866This ZIP$866Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min
Population density969.6 / sq miThis ZIP969.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments239This ZIP239
Employees4,918This ZIP4,918
Annual payroll$384,529,000This ZIP$384,529,000
Tax returns filed2,620This ZIP2,620
Total adjusted gross income$101,423,000This ZIP$101,423,000

Land area

Land area4.35 sq miThis ZIP4.35 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 66608

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

ZIP codes near 66608

ZIPCityDistance
66603 Topeka, KS 1.7 mi
66616 Topeka, KS 2.3 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 66608?

66608 is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0808, -95.6639.

What county is 66608 in?

66608 lies in Shawnee County.

What area code is 66608?

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

What time zone is 66608 in?

66608 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66608?

About 4,216 people live in ZIP code 66608, in 2,053 households, at 969.6 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 66608?

$49,126 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66608?

The closest are 66603 (1.7 mi), 66616 (2.3 mi), 66601 (2.4 mi), 66625 (2.4 mi) and 66626 (2.4 mi).

Is 66608 a PO Box ZIP code?

66608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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