| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:28 PM |
| Population: | 2,281 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20017 |
| CBSA: | Emporia, KS |
| Land Area: | 690 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.3107, -96.5922 |
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2,281 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 690 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,503 to 2,281 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.9% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 66850 (Elmdale, $93,750 median) and poorest ZIP 66843 (Cedar Point, $37,422) are 12.8 miles apart — a 2.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $89,700 in 66845 (Cottonwood Falls) to $169,400 in 66862 (Matfield Green).
Density varies 18× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 66862 (Matfield Green) to 8 in 66845 (Cottonwood Falls).
Educational attainment ranges from 22.6% bachelor's+ in 66869 (Strong City) to 57.4% in 66850 (Elmdale) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #94 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #92 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,764 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
29.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (508 of 1,703 reporting).
5 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.
Chase County lost 8.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: