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66859

ZIP 66859 is Lost Springs, Kansas, mostly in Marion County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
158
Coordinates
38.5569, -96.9649
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Where 66859 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66859
  • 🔢 Type 66859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,859 = 13 × 37 × 139. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010100101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66858 (Lincolnville, KS, 6 mi away) and 66860 (Madison, KS, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66859 becomes 95866 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 1,316 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (59866, 65689, 66958, 68659, 68956, 95668, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98566 in Neilton, WA, 1,486 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯123 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66859 and you would come out at 38.56°S, 83.04°E — 978 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 41.8 square miles of land, 66859 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population158This ZIP158
Households66This ZIP66
Housing units105This ZIP105
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$80,000This ZIP$80,000Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$411,000This ZIP$411,000

Land area

Land area41.85 sq miThis ZIP41.85 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 66859 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marion County 81.1%
Morris County 18.9%

Other place names in 66859

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

ZIP codes near 66859

ZIPCityDistance
67475 Ramona, KS 5.4 mi
66858 Lincolnville, KS 6.3 mi
66838 Burdick, KS 8.9 mi
67449 Herington, KS 9.5 mi
67483 Tampa, KS 12.6 mi
67451 Hope, KS 13.4 mi
66861 Marion, KS 13.5 mi
66873 Wilsey, KS 16.6 mi
67438 Durham, KS 17.0 mi
66850 Elmdale, KS 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66859?

66859 is in Lost Springs, Kansas, in Marion County. Its published point location is 38.5569, -96.9649.

What county is 66859 in?

66859 spans 2 counties: Marion County and Morris County. Most of it falls in Marion 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 66859?

Lost Springs uses area code 785, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 66859 in?

66859 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66859?

About 158 people live in ZIP code 66859, in 66 households, at 3.8 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 66859?

$80,000 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66859?

The closest are 67475 (5.4 mi), 66858 (6.3 mi), 66838 (8.9 mi), 67449 (9.5 mi) and 67483 (12.6 mi).

Is 66859 a PO Box ZIP code?

66859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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