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66724

ZIP 66724 is Cherokee, Kansas, mostly in Crawford County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crawford +1 more
Metro area
Pittsburg, KS
Population
935
Coordinates
37.3470, -94.8567
☼ Live from 66724 — Cherokee, KS

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Where 66724 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 66724
  • 🔢 Type 66724 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZLgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,724 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 2383. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010010100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66720 (Chanute, KS, 39 mi away) and 66725 (Columbus, KS, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66724 becomes 42766, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26764, 62467, 62476, 62674, 62764, 64672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26764 in Terra Alta, WV, 840 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯264 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66724 and you would come out at 37.35°S, 85.14°E — 1,114 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
  • 📏 At 35.1 square miles of land, 66724 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population935This ZIP935
Households384This ZIP384
Housing units537This ZIP537
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$96,600This ZIP$96,600Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density26.6 / sq miThis ZIP26.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$499,000This ZIP$499,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$23,280,000This ZIP$23,280,000

Land area

Land area35.12 sq miThis ZIP35.12 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 66724 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Crawford County 63.0%
Cherokee County 37.0%

Other place names in 66724

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

ZIP codes near 66724

ZIPCityDistance
66782 West Mineral, KS 5.7 mi
66773 Scammon, KS 6.7 mi
66781 Weir, KS 7.9 mi
66762 Pittsburg, KS 8.7 mi
66753 Mc Cune, KS 8.8 mi
66743 Girard, KS 11.3 mi
66763 Frontenac, KS 11.9 mi
66760 Opolis, KS 12.8 mi
66725 Columbus, KS 13.3 mi
66735 Franklin, KS 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66724?

66724 is in Cherokee, Kansas, in Crawford County, part of the Pittsburg, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.3470, -94.8567.

What county is 66724 in?

66724 spans 2 counties: Crawford County and Cherokee County. Most of it falls in Crawford 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 66724?

Cherokee uses area code 620, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 66724 in?

66724 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66724?

About 935 people live in ZIP code 66724, in 384 households, at 26.6 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 66724?

$58,750 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66724?

The closest are 66782 (5.7 mi), 66773 (6.7 mi), 66781 (7.9 mi), 66762 (8.7 mi) and 66753 (8.8 mi).

Is 66724 a PO Box ZIP code?

66724 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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