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66840

ZIP 66840 is Burns, Kansas, mostly in Butler County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Butler +2 more
Metro area
Wichita, KS
Population
474
Coordinates
38.0769, -96.8767
☼ Live from 66840 — Burns, KS

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Where 66840 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66840
  • 🔢 Type 66840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 557. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66839 (Burlington, KS, 62 mi away) and 66842 (Cassoday, KS, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66840 becomes 04866, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04668, 04686, 06468, 08646, 46068, 46680, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04668 in Princeton, ME, 1,575 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯152 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66840 and you would come out at 38.08°S, 83.12°E — 1,008 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 177.2 square miles of land, 66840 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 135 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population474This ZIP474
Households208This ZIP208
Housing units249This ZIP249
Median age54.1This ZIP54.1Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$56,111This ZIP$56,111Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$86,000This ZIP$86,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees55This ZIP55
Annual payroll$2,026,000This ZIP$2,026,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$20,321,000This ZIP$20,321,000

Land area

Land area177.24 sq miThis ZIP177.24 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 66840 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Butler County 53.6%
Marion County 25.3%
Chase County 21.1%

Other place names in 66840

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ZIP codes near 66840

ZIPCityDistance
66851 Florence, KS 10.0 mi
67123 Potwin, KS 11.0 mi
66842 Cassoday, KS 12.5 mi
66843 Cedar Point, KS 12.5 mi
67041 Elbing, KS 13.7 mi
66866 Peabody, KS 14.0 mi
67154 Whitewater, KS 15.5 mi
67042 El Dorado, KS 16.1 mi
66862 Matfield Green, KS 18.2 mi
67144 Towanda, KS 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66840?

66840 is in Burns, Kansas, in Butler County, part of the Wichita, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0769, -96.8767.

What county is 66840 in?

66840 spans 3 counties: Butler County, Marion County and Chase County. Most of it falls in Butler 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 66840?

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

What time zone is 66840 in?

66840 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66840?

About 474 people live in ZIP code 66840, in 208 households, at 2.7 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 66840?

$56,111 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66840?

The closest are 66851 (10 mi), 67123 (11 mi), 66842 (12.5 mi), 66843 (12.5 mi) and 67041 (13.7 mi).

Is 66840 a PO Box ZIP code?

66840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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