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66801

ZIP 66801 is Emporia, Kansas, mostly in Lyon County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lyon +1 more
Metro area
Emporia, KS
Population
27,585
Coordinates
38.4117, -96.2235
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Where 66801 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 66801
  • 🔢 Type 66801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,801 = 3 × 7 × 3181. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66783 (Yates Center, KS, 46 mi away) and 66830 (Admire, KS, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66801 becomes 10866, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01866, 06816, 16680, 16860, 18066, 18660, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01866 in Pinehurst, MA, 1,339 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯160 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66801 and you would come out at 38.41°S, 83.78°E — 1,010 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 301.1 square miles of land, 66801 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 229 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,585This ZIP27,585
Households11,725This ZIP11,725
Housing units13,103This ZIP13,103
Median age32.2This ZIP32.2Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$56,794This ZIP$56,794Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$152,700This ZIP$152,700Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$822This ZIP$822Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute13.3 minThis ZIP13.3 min
Population density91.6 / sq miThis ZIP91.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments768This ZIP768
Employees12,900This ZIP12,900
Annual payroll$589,466,000This ZIP$589,466,000
Tax returns filed12,560This ZIP12,560
Total adjusted gross income$739,986,000This ZIP$739,986,000

Land area

Land area301.05 sq miThis ZIP301.05 sq mi
Water area3.39 sq miThis ZIP3.39 sq mi

Counties 66801 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lyon County 84.5%
Chase County 15.5%

Other place names in 66801

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

ZIP codes near 66801

ZIPCityDistance
66835 Americus, KS 8.3 mi
66864 Neosho Rapids, KS 13.7 mi
66865 Olpe, KS 14.3 mi
66830 Admire, KS 14.6 mi
66868 Reading, KS 16.1 mi
66869 Strong City, KS 16.3 mi
66854 Hartford, KS 16.8 mi
66845 Cottonwood Falls, KS 17.3 mi
66833 Allen, KS 19.7 mi
66860 Madison, KS 19.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66801?

66801 is in Emporia, Kansas, in Lyon County, part of the Emporia, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4117, -96.2235.

What county is 66801 in?

66801 spans 2 counties: Lyon County and Chase County. Most of it falls in Lyon 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 66801?

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

What time zone is 66801 in?

66801 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66801?

About 27,585 people live in ZIP code 66801, in 11,725 households, at 91.6 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 66801?

$56,794 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66801?

The closest are 66835 (8.3 mi), 66864 (13.7 mi), 66865 (14.3 mi), 66830 (14.6 mi) and 66868 (16.1 mi).

Is 66801 a PO Box ZIP code?

66801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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