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66739

ZIP 66739 is Galena, Kansas, in Cherokee County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee
Metro area
Joplin, MO-KS
Population
5,025
Coordinates
37.1258, -94.6553
☼ Live from 66739 — Galena, KS

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Where 66739 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 66739
  • 🔢 Type 66739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 66739 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010010110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66738 (Fulton, KS, 61 mi away) and 66740 (Galesburg, KS, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66739 becomes 93766, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36769, 37669, 39667, 39766, 63769, 63967, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96376 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,264 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯283 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66739 and you would come out at 37.13°S, 85.34°E — 1,133 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 70.2 square miles of land, 66739 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,025This ZIP5,025
Households2,169This ZIP2,169
Housing units2,538This ZIP2,538
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$52,289This ZIP$52,289Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$83,000This ZIP$83,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$782This ZIP$782Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density71.6 / sq miThis ZIP71.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees1,355This ZIP1,355
Annual payroll$113,627,000This ZIP$113,627,000
Tax returns filed2,030This ZIP2,030
Total adjusted gross income$106,575,000This ZIP$106,575,000

Land area

Land area70.16 sq miThis ZIP70.16 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi

Other place names in 66739

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

ZIP codes near 66739

ZIPCityDistance
66728 Crestline, KS 4.0 mi
66770 Riverton, KS 4.5 mi
64834 Carl Junction, MO 6.1 mi
64802 Joplin, MO 8.3 mi
64803 Joplin, MO 8.3 mi
64801 Joplin, MO 8.8 mi
66713 Baxter Springs, KS 9.3 mi
64870 Webb City, MO 10.5 mi
64804 Joplin, MO 10.8 mi
74363 Quapaw, OK 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66739?

66739 is in Galena, Kansas, in Cherokee County, part of the Joplin, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1258, -94.6553.

What county is 66739 in?

66739 lies in Cherokee County.

What area code is 66739?

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

What time zone is 66739 in?

66739 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66739?

About 5,025 people live in ZIP code 66739, in 2,169 households, at 71.6 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 66739?

$52,289 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66739?

The closest are 66728 (4 mi), 66770 (4.5 mi), 64834 (6.1 mi), 64802 (8.3 mi) and 64803 (8.3 mi).

Is 66739 a PO Box ZIP code?

66739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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