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66968

ZIP 66968 is Washington, Kansas, in Washington County; area code 785; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Metro area
none
Population
1,454
Coordinates
39.8353, -97.0631
☼ Live from 66968 — Washington, KS

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Where 66968 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 66968
  • 🔢 Type 66968 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgGgg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 66,968 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 761. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 66967 (Smith Center, KS, 92 mi away) and 66970 (Webber, KS, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 66968 becomes 86966, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (66869, 68669, 68966, 98666). The farthest-flung twin is 98666 in Vancouver, WA, 1,353 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯80 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 66968 and you would come out at 39.84°S, 82.94°E — 905 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 20m.
  • 📏 At 132.6 square miles of land, 66968 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,454This ZIP1,454
Households720This ZIP720
Housing units798This ZIP798
Median age53.0This ZIP53.0Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$59,438This ZIP$59,438Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$124,900This ZIP$124,900Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$553This ZIP$553Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute15.3 minThis ZIP15.3 min
Population density11.0 / sq miThis ZIP11.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees582This ZIP582
Annual payroll$19,977,000This ZIP$19,977,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$45,957,000This ZIP$45,957,000

Land area

Land area132.64 sq miThis ZIP132.64 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 66968

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ZIP codes near 66968

ZIPCityDistance
66958 Morrowville, KS 7.1 mi
66946 Hollenberg, KS 9.8 mi
66945 Hanover, KS 10.4 mi
66953 Linn, KS 11.1 mi
66944 Haddam, KS 12.2 mi
66943 Greenleaf, KS 12.4 mi
68350 Endicott, NE 13.6 mi
66933 Barnes, KS 15.0 mi
68440 Steele City, NE 15.3 mi
66412 Bremen, KS 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 66968?

66968 is in Washington, Kansas, in Washington County. Its published point location is 39.8353, -97.0631.

What county is 66968 in?

66968 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 66968?

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

What time zone is 66968 in?

66968 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 66968?

About 1,454 people live in ZIP code 66968, in 720 households, at 11.0 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 66968?

$59,438 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 66968?

The closest are 66958 (7.1 mi), 66946 (9.8 mi), 66945 (10.4 mi), 66953 (11.1 mi) and 66944 (12.2 mi).

Is 66968 a PO Box ZIP code?

66968 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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