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66846

ZIP 66846 is Council Grove, Kansas, mostly in Morris County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Morris +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,333
Coordinates
38.6402, -96.4738
☼ Live from 66846 — Council Grove, KS

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Where 66846 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 66846
  • 🔢 Type 66846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,846 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 857. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66845 (Cottonwood Falls, KS, 24 mi away) and 66849 (Dwight, KS, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66846 becomes 64866 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stark City, MO, 176 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46866, 64668, 64686, 64866, 66864, 68466, …). The farthest-flung twin is 46866 in Fort Wayne, IN, 628 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯139 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66846 and you would come out at 38.64°S, 83.53°E — 990 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 297.4 square miles of land, 66846 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 226 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,333This ZIP3,333
Households1,560This ZIP1,560
Housing units1,781This ZIP1,781
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$61,842This ZIP$61,842Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$154,100This ZIP$154,100Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$703This ZIP$703Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.4%This ZIP33.4%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density11.2 / sq miThis ZIP11.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments119This ZIP119
Employees941This ZIP941
Annual payroll$38,018,000This ZIP$38,018,000
Tax returns filed1,540This ZIP1,540
Total adjusted gross income$116,317,000This ZIP$116,317,000

Land area

Land area297.40 sq miThis ZIP297.40 sq mi
Water area6.63 sq miThis ZIP6.63 sq mi

Counties 66846 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Morris County 83.9%
Lyon County 11.1%
Chase County 4.3%
Wabaunsee County 0.7%

Other place names in 66846

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ZIP codes near 66846

ZIPCityDistance
66873 Wilsey, KS 10.6 mi
66869 Strong City, KS 12.0 mi
66835 Americus, KS 13.7 mi
66834 Alta Vista, KS 15.4 mi
66833 Allen, KS 15.5 mi
66849 Dwight, KS 17.8 mi
66838 Burdick, KS 18.6 mi
66872 White City, KS 19.1 mi
66850 Elmdale, KS 20.6 mi
66801 Emporia, KS 20.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66846?

66846 is in Council Grove, Kansas, in Morris County. Its published point location is 38.6402, -96.4738.

What county is 66846 in?

66846 spans 4 counties: Morris County, Lyon County, Chase County and Wabaunsee County. Most of it falls in Morris 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 66846?

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

What time zone is 66846 in?

66846 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66846?

About 3,333 people live in ZIP code 66846, in 1,560 households, at 11.2 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 66846?

$61,842 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66846?

The closest are 66873 (10.6 mi), 66869 (12 mi), 66835 (13.7 mi), 66834 (15.4 mi) and 66833 (15.5 mi).

Is 66846 a PO Box ZIP code?

66846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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