| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:10 PM |
| Population: | 3,254 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20019 |
| Land Area: | 539 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.0791, -96.1930 |
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3,254 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 539 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,393 to 3,254 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67355 (Niotaze, $75,577 median) and poorest ZIP 67024 (Cedar Vale, $34,231) are 26.5 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.4× across this county — from $46,900 in 67360 (Peru) to $158,300 in 67355 (Niotaze).
Density varies 72× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 67024 (Cedar Vale) to 323 in 67334 (Chautauqua).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.8% bachelor's+ in 67334 (Chautauqua) to 41.9% in 67024 (Cedar Vale) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #78 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #105 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,279 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (553 of 2,379 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 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.