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66617

ZIP 66617 is in Topeka, Kansas, mostly in Shawnee County; area code 785; Central time. Topeka has 31 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shawnee +2 more
Metro area
Topeka, KS
Population
8,903
Coordinates
39.1348, -95.6232
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Where 66617 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 66617
  • 🔢 Type 66617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIggg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 66617 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66616 (Topeka, KS, 4 mi away) and 66618 (Topeka, KS, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66617 becomes 71666 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rohwer, AR, 444 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16667, 66716, 66761, 67661, 71666, 76166, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16667 in Osterburg, PA, 911 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯165 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66617 and you would come out at 39.13°S, 84.38°E — 991 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 43.3 square miles of land, 66617 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,903This ZIP8,903
Households3,443This ZIP3,443
Housing units3,591This ZIP3,591
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$86,761This ZIP$86,761Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$232,900This ZIP$232,900Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,154This ZIP$1,154Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density205.5 / sq miThis ZIP205.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees950This ZIP950
Annual payroll$36,121,000This ZIP$36,121,000
Tax returns filed4,570This ZIP4,570
Total adjusted gross income$338,870,000This ZIP$338,870,000

Land area

Land area43.32 sq miThis ZIP43.32 sq mi
Water area1.29 sq miThis ZIP1.29 sq mi

Counties 66617 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shawnee County 82.8%
Jefferson County 16.0%
Jackson County 1.2%

Other place names in 66617

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ZIP codes near 66617

ZIPCityDistance
66608 Topeka, KS 4.3 mi
66616 Topeka, KS 4.5 mi
66429 Grantville, KS 5.6 mi
66603 Topeka, KS 6.0 mi
66607 Topeka, KS 6.5 mi
66601 Topeka, KS 6.7 mi
66625 Topeka, KS 6.7 mi
66626 Topeka, KS 6.7 mi
66629 Topeka, KS 6.7 mi
66630 Topeka, KS 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66617?

66617 is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County, part of the Topeka, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.1348, -95.6232.

What county is 66617 in?

66617 spans 3 counties: Shawnee County, Jefferson County and Jackson 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 66617?

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

What time zone is 66617 in?

66617 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66617?

About 8,903 people live in ZIP code 66617, in 3,443 households, at 205.5 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 66617?

$86,761 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66617?

The closest are 66608 (4.3 mi), 66616 (4.5 mi), 66429 (5.6 mi), 66603 (6 mi) and 66607 (6.5 mi).

Is 66617 a PO Box ZIP code?

66617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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