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66955

ZIP 66955 is Mahaska, Kansas, mostly in Washington County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
47
Coordinates
39.9800, -97.3206
☼ Live from 66955 — Mahaska, KS

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Where 66955 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66955
  • 🔢 Type 66955 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSGgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,955 = 5 × 7 × 1913. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010110001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66953 (Linn, KS, 23 mi away) and 66956 (Mankato, KS, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66955 becomes 55966, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56569, 56659, 95656, 95665, 96556). The farthest-flung twin is 96556 in APO AA, a military post office, 3,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯68 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66955 and you would come out at 39.98°S, 82.68°E — 889 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 53.1 square miles of land, 66955 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47This ZIP47
Households26This ZIP26
Housing units38This ZIP38
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$85,500This ZIP$85,500Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density0.9 / sq miThis ZIP0.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area53.06 sq miThis ZIP53.06 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Counties 66955 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Washington County 77.9%
Thayer County 22.1%

Other place names in 66955

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

ZIP codes near 66955

ZIPCityDistance
66960 Narka, KS 6.2 mi
68429 Reynolds, NE 6.3 mi
66944 Haddam, KS 9.8 mi
66958 Morrowville, KS 9.8 mi
68375 Hubbell, NE 9.9 mi
66959 Munden, KS 11.8 mi
68350 Endicott, NE 12.5 mi
68352 Fairbury, NE 12.9 mi
68362 Gilead, NE 13.1 mi
66940 Cuba, KS 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66955?

66955 is in Mahaska, Kansas, in Washington County. Its published point location is 39.9800, -97.3206.

What county is 66955 in?

66955 spans 2 counties: Washington County and Thayer County. Most of it falls in Washington 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 66955?

Mahaska uses area code 785, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 66955 in?

66955 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66955?

About 47 people live in ZIP code 66955, in 26 households, at 0.9 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 66955?

$85,500 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66955?

The closest are 66960 (6.2 mi), 68429 (6.3 mi), 66944 (9.8 mi), 66958 (9.8 mi) and 68375 (9.9 mi).

Is 66955 a PO Box ZIP code?

66955 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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