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66773

ZIP 66773 is Scammon, Kansas, in Cherokee County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee
Metro area
Joplin, MO-KS
Population
587
Coordinates
37.2594, -94.8054
☼ Live from 66773 — Scammon, KS

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Where 66773 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66773
  • 🔢 Type 66773 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELLgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,773 = 7 × 9539. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66772 (Savonburg, KS, 39 mi away) and 66775 (Stark, KS, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66773 becomes 37766 — and that is a real ZIP code: La Follette, TN, 596 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36767, 36776, 37766, 63767, 63776, 67637, …). The farthest-flung twin is 37766 in La Follette, TN, 596 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯270 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66773 and you would come out at 37.26°S, 85.19°E — 1,120 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 36m.
  • 📏 At 33.5 square miles of land, 66773 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population587This ZIP587
Households309This ZIP309
Housing units439This ZIP439
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$50,764This ZIP$50,764Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$67,400This ZIP$67,400Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$581This ZIP$581Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density17.5 / sq miThis ZIP17.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$164,000This ZIP$164,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$21,986,000This ZIP$21,986,000

Land area

Land area33.53 sq miThis ZIP33.53 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 66773

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ZIP codes near 66773

ZIPCityDistance
66781 Weir, KS 4.4 mi
66724 Cherokee, KS 6.7 mi
66782 West Mineral, KS 6.9 mi
66728 Crestline, KS 8.4 mi
66725 Columbus, KS 8.7 mi
66762 Pittsburg, KS 10.7 mi
66760 Opolis, KS 11.7 mi
66739 Galena, KS 12.4 mi
66770 Riverton, KS 13.3 mi
66753 Mc Cune, KS 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66773?

66773 is in Scammon, Kansas, in Cherokee County, part of the Joplin, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2594, -94.8054.

What county is 66773 in?

66773 lies in Cherokee County.

What area code is 66773?

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

What time zone is 66773 in?

66773 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66773?

About 587 people live in ZIP code 66773, in 309 households, at 17.5 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 66773?

$50,764 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66773?

The closest are 66781 (4.4 mi), 66724 (6.7 mi), 66782 (6.9 mi), 66728 (8.4 mi) and 66725 (8.7 mi).

Is 66773 a PO Box ZIP code?

66773 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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