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Where 66942 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.
- 🔢 Type 66942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGgg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 66,942 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3719. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10000010101111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66941 (Esbon, KS, 24 mi away) and 66943 (Greenleaf, KS, 55 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 66942 becomes 24966 — and that is a real ZIP code: Renick, WV, 953 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24966, 29466, 29646, 29664, 46296, 46926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96264 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,480 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
- 🎯31 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66942 and you would come out at 39.79°S, 82.00°E — 877 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
- 📏 At 95.4 square miles of land, 66942 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 305This ZIP305 |
|---|---|
| Households | 118This ZIP118 |
| Housing units | 152This ZIP152 |
| Median age | 29.5This ZIP29.5Kansas37.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $97,955This ZIP$97,955Kansas$74,275US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.0%This ZIP12.0% |
| Mean commute | 28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min |
| Population density | 3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 95.43 sq miThis ZIP95.43 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
Counties 66942 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Jewell County | 98.1% |
| Republic County | 1.9% |
Other place names in 66942
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 66942
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
66939 | Courtland, KS | 6.6 mi |
66963 | Randall, KS | 10.3 mi |
66970 | Webber, KS | 11.1 mi |
66956 | Mankato, KS | 11.6 mi |
66966 | Scandia, KS | 12.5 mi |
66961 | Norway, KS | 13.6 mi |
66964 | Republic, KS | 14.7 mi |
66949 | Jewell, KS | 14.9 mi |
66948 | Jamestown, KS | 15.4 mi |
68943 | Hardy, NE | 17.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 66942?
66942 is in Formoso, Kansas, in Jewell County. Its published point location is 39.7908, -97.9979.
What county is 66942 in?
66942 spans 2 counties: Jewell County and Republic County. Most of it falls in Jewell 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 66942?
Formoso uses area code 785, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 66942 in?
66942 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 66942?
About 305 people live in ZIP code 66942, in 118 households, at 3.2 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 66942?
$97,955 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.
What ZIP codes are near 66942?
The closest are 66939 (6.6 mi), 66963 (10.3 mi), 66970 (11.1 mi), 66956 (11.6 mi) and 66966 (12.5 mi).
Is 66942 a PO Box ZIP code?
66942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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