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67042

ZIP 67042 is El Dorado, Kansas, in Butler County; area code 316; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Butler
Metro area
Wichita, KS
Population
16,978
Coordinates
37.8573, -96.7807
☼ Live from 67042 — El Dorado, KS

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Where 67042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 67042
  • 🔢 Type 67042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOLg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 67,042 = 2 × 33521. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 67041 (Elbing, KS, 23 mi away) and 67045 (Eureka, KS, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 67042 becomes 24076 — and that is a real ZIP code: Claudville, VA, 903 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04762 in New Sweden, ME, 1,581 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯167 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 67042 and you would come out at 37.86°S, 83.22°E — 1,023 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 258.2 square miles of land, 67042 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 196 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,978This ZIP16,978
Households6,500This ZIP6,500
Housing units7,348This ZIP7,348
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$62,857This ZIP$62,857Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$141,300This ZIP$141,300Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$833This ZIP$833Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density65.8 / sq miThis ZIP65.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments447This ZIP447
Employees5,557This ZIP5,557
Annual payroll$303,849,000This ZIP$303,849,000
Tax returns filed7,090This ZIP7,090
Total adjusted gross income$432,871,000This ZIP$432,871,000

Land area

Land area258.17 sq miThis ZIP258.17 sq mi
Water area12.46 sq miThis ZIP12.46 sq mi

Other place names in 67042

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ZIP codes near 67042

ZIPCityDistance
67132 Rosalia, KS 10.7 mi
67144 Towanda, KS 12.4 mi
67074 Leon, KS 13.2 mi
67123 Potwin, KS 13.3 mi
66842 Cassoday, KS 13.4 mi
66840 Burns, KS 16.1 mi
67010 Augusta, KS 17.6 mi
67017 Benton, KS 18.2 mi
67012 Beaumont, KS 18.4 mi
67154 Whitewater, KS 20.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 67042?

67042 is in El Dorado, Kansas, in Butler County, part of the Wichita, KS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8573, -96.7807.

What county is 67042 in?

67042 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 67042?

El Dorado uses area code 316, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 67042 in?

67042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 67042?

About 16,978 people live in ZIP code 67042, in 6,500 households, at 65.8 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 67042?

$62,857 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 67042?

The closest are 67132 (10.7 mi), 67144 (12.4 mi), 67074 (13.2 mi), 67123 (13.3 mi) and 66842 (13.4 mi).

Is 67042 a PO Box ZIP code?

67042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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