| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:29 PM |
| Population: | 2,109 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20049 |
| Land Area: | 566 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.3757, -96.2391 |
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2,109 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 566 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,706 to 2,109 from 2014 to 2024 — a -22.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67346 (Grenola, $76,167 median) and poorest ZIP 67352 (Longton, $45,179) are 25.3 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $54,300 in 67352 (Longton) to $80,500 in 67353 (Moline).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 67346 (Grenola) to 6 in 67353 (Moline).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.6% bachelor's+ in 67353 (Moline) to 37.8% in 67346 (Grenola) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #97 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #65 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,648 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (344 of 1,557 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.
Elk County lost 22.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: