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66835

ZIP 66835 is Americus, 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
1,202
Coordinates
38.5269, -96.2662
☼ Live from 66835 — Americus, KS

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Where 66835 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66835
  • 🔢 Type 66835 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,835 = 5 × 13367. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010100010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66834 (Alta Vista, KS, 25 mi away) and 66838 (Burdick, KS, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66835 becomes 53866, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36568, 36685, 36856, 36865, 38665, 56368, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83656 in Notus, ID, 1,124 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯153 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66835 and you would come out at 38.53°S, 83.73°E — 1,003 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 28m.
  • 📏 At 58.5 square miles of land, 66835 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,202This ZIP1,202
Households394This ZIP394
Housing units434This ZIP434
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$81,000This ZIP$81,000Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$124,000This ZIP$124,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,023This ZIP$1,023Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%This ZIP29.8%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$1,267,000This ZIP$1,267,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$33,691,000This ZIP$33,691,000

Land area

Land area58.46 sq miThis ZIP58.46 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 66835 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lyon County 98.9%
Morris County 1.1%

Other place names in 66835

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

ZIP codes near 66835

ZIPCityDistance
66801 Emporia, KS 8.3 mi
66830 Admire, KS 10.6 mi
66833 Allen, KS 12.3 mi
66846 Council Grove, KS 13.7 mi
66869 Strong City, KS 14.0 mi
66868 Reading, KS 15.5 mi
66864 Neosho Rapids, KS 19.5 mi
66845 Cottonwood Falls, KS 20.5 mi
66865 Olpe, KS 22.0 mi
66873 Wilsey, KS 22.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66835?

66835 is in Americus, Kansas, in Lyon County, part of the Emporia, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5269, -96.2662.

What county is 66835 in?

66835 spans 2 counties: Lyon County and Morris 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 66835?

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

What time zone is 66835 in?

66835 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66835?

About 1,202 people live in ZIP code 66835, in 394 households, at 20.6 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 66835?

$81,000 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66835?

The closest are 66801 (8.3 mi), 66830 (10.6 mi), 66833 (12.3 mi), 66846 (13.7 mi) and 66869 (14 mi).

Is 66835 a PO Box ZIP code?

66835 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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