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66609

ZIP 66609 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
7,572
Coordinates
38.9782, -95.6607
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Where 66609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66609
  • 🔢 Type 66609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOggg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,609 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2467. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66608 (Topeka, KS, 7 mi away) and 66610 (Topeka, KS, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66609 becomes 90666, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (60669, 60696, 60966, 66960). The farthest-flung twin is 60696 in Chicago, IL, 465 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯167 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66609 and you would come out at 38.98°S, 84.34°E — 998 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 12.5 square miles of land, 66609 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,572This ZIP7,572
Households3,528This ZIP3,528
Housing units3,897This ZIP3,897
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$67,675This ZIP$67,675Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$109,000This ZIP$109,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,130This ZIP$1,130Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density603.7 / sq miThis ZIP603.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments191This ZIP191
Employees6,094This ZIP6,094
Annual payroll$365,277,000This ZIP$365,277,000
Tax returns filed3,700This ZIP3,700
Total adjusted gross income$220,357,000This ZIP$220,357,000

Land area

Land area12.54 sq miThis ZIP12.54 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Other place names in 66609

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

ZIP codes near 66609

ZIPCityDistance
66605 Topeka, KS 2.5 mi
66619 Topeka, KS 2.7 mi
66611 Topeka, KS 3.4 mi
66621 Topeka, KS 4.4 mi
66612 Topeka, KS 4.4 mi
66607 Topeka, KS 4.6 mi
66622 Topeka, KS 4.7 mi
66601 Topeka, KS 4.9 mi
66625 Topeka, KS 4.9 mi
66626 Topeka, KS 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66609?

66609 is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9782, -95.6607.

What county is 66609 in?

66609 lies in Shawnee County.

What area code is 66609?

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

What time zone is 66609 in?

66609 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66609?

About 7,572 people live in ZIP code 66609, in 3,528 households, at 603.7 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 66609?

$67,675 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66609?

The closest are 66605 (2.5 mi), 66619 (2.7 mi), 66611 (3.4 mi), 66621 (4.4 mi) and 66612 (4.4 mi).

Is 66609 a PO Box ZIP code?

66609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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