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67842

ZIP 67842 is Ford, Kansas, mostly in Ford County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ford +1 more
Metro area
Dodge City, KS
Population
376
Coordinates
37.5479, -99.7653
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Where 67842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 67842
  • 🔢 Type 67842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBLg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 67,842 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3769. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 67841 (Ensign, KS, 26 mi away) and 67843 (Fort Dodge, KS, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 67842 becomes 24876, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24867, 26847, 27846, 27864, 28467, 28647, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27846 in Jamesville, NC, 1,270 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯170 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 67842 and you would come out at 37.55°S, 80.23°E — 956 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 166.6 square miles of land, 67842 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 126 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population376This ZIP376
Households177This ZIP177
Housing units211This ZIP211
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$86,250This ZIP$86,250Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$167,300This ZIP$167,300Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$752This ZIP$752Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density2.3 / sq miThis ZIP2.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$2,175,000This ZIP$2,175,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$12,532,000This ZIP$12,532,000

Land area

Land area166.60 sq miThis ZIP166.60 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Counties 67842 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ford County 75.5%
Clark County 24.5%

Other place names in 67842

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

ZIP codes near 67842

ZIPCityDistance
67834 Bucklin, KS 8.0 mi
67865 Minneola, KS 13.6 mi
67109 Mullinville, KS 15.3 mi
67843 Fort Dodge, KS 15.7 mi
67882 Wright, KS 18.8 mi
67801 Dodge City, KS 20.5 mi
67876 Spearville, KS 21.8 mi
67563 Offerle, KS 23.7 mi
67054 Greensburg, KS 24.7 mi
67831 Ashland, KS 25.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 67842?

67842 is in Ford, Kansas, in Ford County, part of the Dodge City, KS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.5479, -99.7653.

What county is 67842 in?

67842 spans 2 counties: Ford County and Clark County. Most of it falls in Ford 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 67842?

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

What time zone is 67842 in?

67842 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 67842?

About 376 people live in ZIP code 67842, in 177 households, at 2.3 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 67842?

$86,250 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 67842?

The closest are 67834 (8 mi), 67865 (13.6 mi), 67109 (15.3 mi), 67843 (15.7 mi) and 67882 (18.8 mi).

Is 67842 a PO Box ZIP code?

67842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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