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66782

ZIP 66782 is West Mineral, Kansas, in Cherokee County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee
Metro area
Joplin, MO-KS
Population
164
Coordinates
37.2850, -94.9261
☼ Live from 66782 — West Mineral, KS

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Where 66782 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66782
  • 🔢 Type 66782 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBLgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,782 = 2 × 33391. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66781 (Weir, KS, 11 mi away) and 66783 (Yates Center, KS, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66782 becomes 28766 — and that is a real ZIP code: Penrose, NC, 699 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26678, 27668, 27866, 28667, 28676, 28766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27866 in Pleasant Hill, NC, 962 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯264 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66782 and you would come out at 37.28°S, 85.07°E — 1,115 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 0.304 square miles of land, 66782 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 147 football fields.
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People and housing

Population164This ZIP164
Households75This ZIP75
Housing units92This ZIP92
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$36,458This ZIP$36,458Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$45,000This ZIP$45,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher1.7%This ZIP1.7%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density539.5 / sq miThis ZIP539.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$176,000This ZIP$176,000

Land area

Land area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 66782

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ZIP codes near 66782

ZIPCityDistance
66724 Cherokee, KS 5.7 mi
66773 Scammon, KS 6.9 mi
66753 Mc Cune, KS 7.4 mi
66725 Columbus, KS 9.0 mi
66781 Weir, KS 10.6 mi
66762 Pittsburg, KS 14.0 mi
67356 Oswego, KS 14.2 mi
66728 Crestline, KS 14.6 mi
66743 Girard, KS 15.7 mi
67336 Chetopa, KS 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66782?

66782 is in West Mineral, Kansas, in Cherokee County, part of the Joplin, MO-KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.2850, -94.9261.

What county is 66782 in?

66782 lies in Cherokee County.

What area code is 66782?

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

What time zone is 66782 in?

66782 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66782?

About 164 people live in ZIP code 66782, in 75 households, at 539.5 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 66782?

$36,458 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66782?

The closest are 66724 (5.7 mi), 66773 (6.9 mi), 66753 (7.4 mi), 66725 (9 mi) and 66781 (10.6 mi).

Is 66782 a PO Box ZIP code?

66782 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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