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66865

ZIP 66865 is Olpe, 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
1,105
Coordinates
38.2089, -96.2745
☼ Live from 66865 — Olpe, KS

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Where 66865 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66865
  • 🔢 Type 66865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,865 = 5 × 43 × 311. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66864 (Neosho Rapids, KS, 19 mi away) and 66866 (Peabody, KS, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66865 becomes 56866, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56668, 56686, 65668, 65686, 66856, 68665). The farthest-flung twin is 56686 in Williams, MN, 734 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯167 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66865 and you would come out at 38.21°S, 83.73°E — 1,020 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 149.0 square miles of land, 66865 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,105This ZIP1,105
Households396This ZIP396
Housing units460This ZIP460
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$93,333This ZIP$93,333Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$181,600This ZIP$181,600Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%This ZIP33.9%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density7.4 / sq miThis ZIP7.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees118This ZIP118
Annual payroll$4,560,000This ZIP$4,560,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$35,622,000This ZIP$35,622,000

Land area

Land area149.03 sq miThis ZIP149.03 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Counties 66865 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lyon County 66.5%
Chase County 33.5%

Other place names in 66865

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

ZIP codes near 66865

ZIPCityDistance
66860 Madison, KS 8.2 mi
66845 Cottonwood Falls, KS 14.1 mi
66801 Emporia, KS 14.3 mi
66853 Hamilton, KS 14.5 mi
66855 Lamont, KS 15.0 mi
66862 Matfield Green, KS 15.7 mi
66854 Hartford, KS 15.8 mi
66864 Neosho Rapids, KS 18.8 mi
66835 Americus, KS 22.0 mi
66869 Strong City, KS 22.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66865?

66865 is in Olpe, Kansas, in Lyon County, part of the Emporia, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2089, -96.2745.

What county is 66865 in?

66865 spans 2 counties: Lyon County and Chase 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 66865?

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

What time zone is 66865 in?

66865 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66865?

About 1,105 people live in ZIP code 66865, in 396 households, at 7.4 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 66865?

$93,333 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66865?

The closest are 66860 (8.2 mi), 66845 (14.1 mi), 66801 (14.3 mi), 66853 (14.5 mi) and 66855 (15 mi).

Is 66865 a PO Box ZIP code?

66865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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