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66725

ZIP 66725 is Columbus, Kansas, in Cherokee County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee
Metro area
Joplin, MO-KS
Population
4,991
Coordinates
37.1566, -94.8953
☼ Live from 66725 — Columbus, KS

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Where 66725 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 66725
  • 🔢 Type 66725 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZLgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,725 = 5 × 5 × 17 × 157. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66724 (Cherokee, KS, 13 mi away) and 66728 (Crestline, KS, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66725 becomes 52766 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nichols, IA, 355 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25667, 25676, 26576, 26675, 27656, 52766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27656 in Raleigh, NC, 908 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯272 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66725 and you would come out at 37.16°S, 85.10°E — 1,123 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 228.4 square miles of land, 66725 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 173 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,991This ZIP4,991
Households2,140This ZIP2,140
Housing units2,324This ZIP2,324
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$48,443This ZIP$48,443Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$105,000This ZIP$105,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$803This ZIP$803Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density21.8 / sq miThis ZIP21.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments112This ZIP112
Employees1,749This ZIP1,749
Annual payroll$100,261,000This ZIP$100,261,000
Tax returns filed2,270This ZIP2,270
Total adjusted gross income$132,877,000This ZIP$132,877,000

Land area

Land area228.43 sq miThis ZIP228.43 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 66725

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

ZIP codes near 66725

ZIPCityDistance
66773 Scammon, KS 8.7 mi
66782 West Mineral, KS 9.0 mi
66713 Baxter Springs, KS 10.1 mi
66728 Crestline, KS 10.6 mi
66770 Riverton, KS 11.2 mi
66778 Treece, KS 11.2 mi
67336 Chetopa, KS 11.3 mi
74335 Cardin, OK 12.4 mi
74360 Picher, OK 12.6 mi
66781 Weir, KS 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66725?

66725 is in Columbus, Kansas, in Cherokee County, part of the Joplin, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1566, -94.8953.

What county is 66725 in?

66725 lies in Cherokee County.

What area code is 66725?

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

What time zone is 66725 in?

66725 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66725?

About 4,991 people live in ZIP code 66725, in 2,140 households, at 21.8 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 66725?

$48,443 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66725?

The closest are 66773 (8.7 mi), 66782 (9 mi), 66713 (10.1 mi), 66728 (10.6 mi) and 66770 (11.2 mi).

Is 66725 a PO Box ZIP code?

66725 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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