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Where 66742 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.
- 🔢 Type 66742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLgg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 66,742 = 2 × 13 × 17 × 151. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000010010110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66741 (Garland, KS, 40 mi away) and 66743 (Girard, KS, 38 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 66742 becomes 24766, 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, 857 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
- 🎯218 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66742 and you would come out at 37.92°S, 84.65°E — 1,066 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
- 📏 At 0.094 square miles of land, 66742 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 45 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30This ZIP30 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17This ZIP17 |
| Housing units | 17This ZIP17 |
| Median age | 36.8This ZIP36.8Kansas37.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 319.1 / sq miThis ZIP319.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 67This ZIP67 |
| Annual payroll | $2,680,000This ZIP$2,680,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 66742
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 66742
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
66751 | La Harpe, KS | 3.3 mi |
66749 | Iola, KS | 3.7 mi |
66748 | Humboldt, KS | 9.5 mi |
66755 | Moran, KS | 9.8 mi |
66015 | Colony, KS | 11.1 mi |
66732 | Elsmore, KS | 11.7 mi |
66761 | Piqua, KS | 12.1 mi |
66758 | Neosho Falls, KS | 14.6 mi |
66772 | Savonburg, KS | 15.2 mi |
66039 | Kincaid, KS | 16.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 66742?
66742 is in Gas, Kansas, in Allen County. Its published point location is 37.9196, -95.3489.
What county is 66742 in?
66742 lies in Allen County.
What area code is 66742?
Gas uses area code 620, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 66742 in?
66742 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 66742?
About 30 people live in ZIP code 66742, in 17 households, at 319.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 66742?
The closest are 66751 (3.3 mi), 66749 (3.7 mi), 66748 (9.5 mi), 66755 (9.8 mi) and 66015 (11.1 mi).
Is 66742 a PO Box ZIP code?
66742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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