| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:10 PM |
| Population: | 9,328 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20013 |
| Land Area: | 568 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.7862, -95.5641 |
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9,328 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 568 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,013 to 9,328 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.8% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 66515 (Morrill, $89,375 median) and poorest ZIP 66439 (Horton, $53,348) are 22.5 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $69,200 in 66527 (Powhattan) to $143,400 in 66434 (Hiawatha).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 66532 (Robinson) to 29 in 66439 (Horton).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.3% bachelor's+ in 66425 (Fairview) to 34.5% in 66515 (Morrill) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #42 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #48 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,687 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,280 of 6,456 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Brown County lost 6.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66434 | Hiawatha | Standard | 4,740 | $76,613 | 219.7 | -1.8% |
| 66439 | Horton | Standard | 2,578 | $53,348 | 88.2 | -6.9% |
| 66532 | Robinson | Standard | 527 | $76,875 | 77.9 | -7.7% |
| 66424 | Everest | Standard | 486 | $58,553 | 59.7 | -25.9% |
| 66425 | Fairview | Standard | 391 | $61,094 | 49.7 | 1.3% |
| 66515 | Morrill | Standard | 362 | $89,375 | 37.4 | -32.3% |
| 66527 | Powhattan | Standard | 244 | $60,750 | 35.8 | -9.3% |