| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:29 PM |
| Population: | 18,556 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20041 |
| Land Area: | 964 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.8671, -97.1196 |
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18,556 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 964 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,136 to 18,556 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67431 (Chapman, $82,500 median) and poorest ZIP 67451 (Hope, $51,625) are 18.5 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $97,800 in 67449 (Herington) to $199,500 in 67431 (Chapman).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.4% bachelor's+ in 67441 (Enterprise) to 30.4% in 67431 (Chapman) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #29 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #49 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,979 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,170 of 13,159 reporting).
7 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.
Dickinson County lost 7.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67410 | Abilene | Standard | 10,000 | $65,855 | 324.1 | -3.1% |
| 67449 | Herington | Standard | 2,860 | $69,357 | 160.8 | -6.4% |
| 67431 | Chapman | Standard | 2,242 | $82,500 | 121.4 | -12.0% |
| 67480 | Solomon | Standard | 1,406 | $67,750 | 148.4 | -26.0% |
| 67441 | Enterprise | Standard | 964 | $65,536 | 41.3 | -18.0% |
| 67451 | Hope | Standard | 840 | $51,625 | 138.9 | 2.3% |
| 67492 | Woodbine | Standard | 200 | $73,750 | 29.1 | 4.7% |
| 67482 | Talmage | PO Box | 44 | — | 0.1 | -63.0% |