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66870

ZIP 66870 is Virgil, Kansas, mostly in Greenwood County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Greenwood +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
121
Coordinates
37.9325, -95.9761
☼ Live from 66870 — Virgil, KS

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Where 66870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66870
  • 🔢 Type 66870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,870 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 743. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66869 (Strong City, KS, 47 mi away) and 66871 (Waverly, KS, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66870 becomes 07866 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rockaway, NJ, 1,162 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06786, 06876, 07866, 60678, 60687, 66078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06786 in Terryville, CT, 1,242 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯192 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66870 and you would come out at 37.93°S, 84.02°E — 1,045 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 95.2 square miles of land, 66870 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population121This ZIP121
Households69This ZIP69
Housing units91This ZIP91
Median age58.0This ZIP58.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$34,375This ZIP$34,375Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area95.17 sq miThis ZIP95.17 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 66870 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Greenwood County 80.0%
Woodson County 20.0%

Other place names in 66870

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

ZIP codes near 66870

ZIPCityDistance
66863 Neal, KS 8.7 mi
66777 Toronto, KS 10.0 mi
66852 Gridley, KS 10.6 mi
66855 Lamont, KS 12.7 mi
66783 Yates Center, KS 13.8 mi
66853 Hamilton, KS 14.9 mi
66860 Madison, KS 17.0 mi
67045 Eureka, KS 19.6 mi
67047 Fall River, KS 20.6 mi
66758 Neosho Falls, KS 22.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66870?

66870 is in Virgil, Kansas, in Greenwood County. Its published point location is 37.9325, -95.9761.

What county is 66870 in?

66870 spans 2 counties: Greenwood County and Woodson County. Most of it falls in Greenwood 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 66870?

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

What time zone is 66870 in?

66870 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66870?

About 121 people live in ZIP code 66870, in 69 households, at 1.3 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 66870?

$34,375 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66870?

The closest are 66863 (8.7 mi), 66777 (10 mi), 66852 (10.6 mi), 66855 (12.7 mi) and 66783 (13.8 mi).

Is 66870 a PO Box ZIP code?

66870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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