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66862

ZIP 66862 is Matfield Green, Kansas, in Chase County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chase
Metro area
Emporia, KS
Population
68
Coordinates
38.1550, -96.5561
☼ Live from 66862 — Matfield Green, KS

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Where 66862 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66862
  • 🔢 Type 66862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,862 = 2 × 101 × 331. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66861 (Marion, KS, 28 mi away) and 66863 (Neal, KS, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66862 becomes 26866 — and that is a real ZIP code: Upper Tract, WV, 936 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26866, 28666, 62668, 62866, 66286, 68626, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26866 in Upper Tract, WV, 936 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯159 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66862 and you would come out at 38.15°S, 83.44°E — 1,014 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 30m.
  • 📏 At 94.8 square miles of land, 66862 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population68This ZIP68
Households44This ZIP44
Housing units48This ZIP48
Median age63.3This ZIP63.3Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median home value$169,400This ZIP$169,400Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.3%This ZIP52.3%
Population density0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$1,774,000This ZIP$1,774,000

Land area

Land area94.75 sq miThis ZIP94.75 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Other place names in 66862

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

ZIP codes near 66862

ZIPCityDistance
66845 Cottonwood Falls, KS 10.3 mi
66842 Cassoday, KS 10.5 mi
66843 Cedar Point, KS 11.0 mi
66865 Olpe, KS 15.7 mi
66840 Burns, KS 18.2 mi
66850 Elmdale, KS 19.4 mi
66851 Florence, KS 20.2 mi
66853 Hamilton, KS 20.4 mi
67132 Rosalia, KS 21.1 mi
66860 Madison, KS 21.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66862?

66862 is in Matfield Green, Kansas, in Chase County, part of the Emporia, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1550, -96.5561.

What county is 66862 in?

66862 lies in Chase County.

What area code is 66862?

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

What time zone is 66862 in?

66862 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66862?

About 68 people live in ZIP code 66862, in 44 households, at 0.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 66862?

The closest are 66845 (10.3 mi), 66842 (10.5 mi), 66843 (11 mi), 66865 (15.7 mi) and 66840 (18.2 mi).

Is 66862 a PO Box ZIP code?

66862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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