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66868

ZIP 66868 is Reading, Kansas, mostly in Lyon County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lyon +2 more
Metro area
Emporia, KS
Population
620
Coordinates
38.5448, -95.9794
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Where 66868 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 66868
  • 🔢 Type 66868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,868 = 2 × 2 × 73 × 229. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66866 (Peabody, KS, 66 mi away) and 66869 (Strong City, KS, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66868 becomes 86866, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (68866). The farthest-flung twin is 68866 in Pleasanton, NE, 237 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯165 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66868 and you would come out at 38.54°S, 84.02°E — 1,011 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 125.5 square miles of land, 66868 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population620This ZIP620
Households251This ZIP251
Housing units252This ZIP252
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$103,393This ZIP$103,393Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$150,000This ZIP$150,000Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$792This ZIP$792Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$752,000This ZIP$752,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$20,100,000This ZIP$20,100,000

Land area

Land area125.54 sq miThis ZIP125.54 sq mi
Water area1.81 sq miThis ZIP1.81 sq mi

Counties 66868 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lyon County 78.1%
Osage County 20.3%
Coffey County 1.6%

Other place names in 66868

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

ZIP codes near 66868

ZIPCityDistance
66830 Admire, KS 7.0 mi
66523 Osage City, KS 9.3 mi
66864 Neosho Rapids, KS 13.1 mi
66856 Lebo, KS 13.6 mi
66835 Americus, KS 15.5 mi
66833 Allen, KS 15.6 mi
66801 Emporia, KS 16.1 mi
66413 Burlingame, KS 16.4 mi
66451 Lyndon, KS 17.0 mi
66431 Harveyville, KS 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66868?

66868 is in Reading, Kansas, in Lyon County, part of the Emporia, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5448, -95.9794.

What county is 66868 in?

66868 spans 3 counties: Lyon County, Osage County and Coffey 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 66868?

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

What time zone is 66868 in?

66868 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66868?

About 620 people live in ZIP code 66868, in 251 households, at 4.9 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 66868?

$103,393 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66868?

The closest are 66830 (7 mi), 66523 (9.3 mi), 66864 (13.1 mi), 66856 (13.6 mi) and 66835 (15.5 mi).

Is 66868 a PO Box ZIP code?

66868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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