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67871

ZIP 67871 is Scott City, Kansas, mostly in Scott County; area code 620; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott +4 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,985
Coordinates
38.4924, -100.9169
☼ Live from 67871 — Scott City, KS

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Where 67871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 67871
  • 🔢 Type 67871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBLg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 67,871 = 67 × 1013. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100100011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 67870 (Satanta, KS, 67 mi away) and 67876 (Spearville, KS, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 67871 becomes 17876 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shamokin Dam, PA, 1,287 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16877, 17768, 17867, 17876, 18767, 61778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18767 in Wilkes Barre, PA, 1,337 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯156 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 67871 and you would come out at 38.49°S, 79.08°E — 869 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 749.3 square miles of land, 67871 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 569 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,985This ZIP4,985
Households2,277This ZIP2,277
Housing units2,322This ZIP2,322
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Kansas37.4US 38.9
Median household income$68,339This ZIP$68,339Kansas$74,275US $80,734
Median home value$160,500This ZIP$160,500Kansas$217,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$669This ZIP$669Kansas$1,060US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute10.9 minThis ZIP10.9 min
Population density6.7 / sq miThis ZIP6.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments207This ZIP207
Employees1,293This ZIP1,293
Annual payroll$63,284,000This ZIP$63,284,000
Tax returns filed2,250This ZIP2,250
Total adjusted gross income$204,007,000This ZIP$204,007,000

Land area

Land area749.30 sq miThis ZIP749.30 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 67871 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 87.7%
Gove County 4.9%
Logan County 3.2%
Finney County 3.2%
Wichita County 1.0%

Other place names in 67871

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

ZIP codes near 67871

ZIPCityDistance
67863 Marienthal, KS 16.5 mi
67850 Healy, KS 17.8 mi
67861 Leoti, KS 25.6 mi
67839 Dighton, KS 25.8 mi
67851 Holcomb, KS 28.4 mi
67764 Winona, KS 29.1 mi
67838 Deerfield, KS 32.2 mi
67846 Garden City, KS 33.1 mi
67736 Gove, KS 35.1 mi
67738 Grinnell, KS 37.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 67871?

67871 is in Scott City, Kansas, in Scott County. Its published point location is 38.4924, -100.9169.

What county is 67871 in?

67871 spans 5 counties: Scott County, Gove County, Logan County, Finney County and Wichita County. Most of it falls in Scott 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 67871?

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

What time zone is 67871 in?

67871 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 67871?

About 4,985 people live in ZIP code 67871, in 2,277 households, at 6.7 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 67871?

$68,339 a year, against $74,275 across Kansas.

What ZIP codes are near 67871?

The closest are 67863 (16.5 mi), 67850 (17.8 mi), 67861 (25.6 mi), 67839 (25.8 mi) and 67851 (28.4 mi).

Is 67871 a PO Box ZIP code?

67871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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