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66781

ZIP 66781 is Weir, Kansas, mostly in Cherokee County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee +1 more
Metro area
Joplin, MO-KS
Population
1,183
Coordinates
37.2886, -94.7335
☼ Live from 66781 — Weir, KS

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Where 66781 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 66781
  • 🔢 Type 66781 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBLgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,781 = 11 × 13 × 467. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66780 (Walnut, KS, 28 mi away) and 66782 (West Mineral, KS, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66781 becomes 18766 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilkes Barre, PA, 1,042 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16678, 16876, 17866, 18766, 61876, 66871, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18766 in Wilkes Barre, PA, 1,042 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% 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 66781 and you would come out at 37.29°S, 85.27°E — 1,121 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 45.7 square miles of land, 66781 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,183This ZIP1,183
Households356This ZIP356
Housing units431This ZIP431
Median age25.5This ZIP25.5Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$58,400This ZIP$58,400Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$109,400This ZIP$109,400Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,096This ZIP$1,096Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density25.9 / sq miThis ZIP25.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees43This ZIP43
Annual payroll$2,856,000This ZIP$2,856,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$27,631,000This ZIP$27,631,000

Land area

Land area45.74 sq miThis ZIP45.74 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 66781 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cherokee County 94.6%
Crawford County 5.4%

Other place names in 66781

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ZIP codes near 66781

ZIPCityDistance
66773 Scammon, KS 4.4 mi
66760 Opolis, KS 7.3 mi
66762 Pittsburg, KS 7.4 mi
66724 Cherokee, KS 7.9 mi
66728 Crestline, KS 8.4 mi
64832 Asbury, MO 9.5 mi
66782 West Mineral, KS 10.6 mi
64834 Carl Junction, MO 11.3 mi
66739 Galena, KS 12.0 mi
66763 Frontenac, KS 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66781?

66781 is in Weir, Kansas, in Cherokee County, part of the Joplin, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2886, -94.7335.

What county is 66781 in?

66781 spans 2 counties: Cherokee County and Crawford County. Most of it falls in Cherokee 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 66781?

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

What time zone is 66781 in?

66781 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66781?

About 1,183 people live in ZIP code 66781, in 356 households, at 25.9 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 66781?

$58,400 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66781?

The closest are 66773 (4.4 mi), 66760 (7.3 mi), 66762 (7.4 mi), 66724 (7.9 mi) and 66728 (8.4 mi).

Is 66781 a PO Box ZIP code?

66781 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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