| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:11 PM |
| Population: | 29,079 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20051 |
| CBSA: | Hays, KS |
| Land Area: | 847 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.8468, -99.2685 |
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29,079 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 847 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 28,786 to 28,893 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67671 (Victoria, $77,702 median) and poorest ZIP 67601 (Hays, $61,417) are 10.0 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $141,300 in 67667 (Schoenchen) to $265,600 in 67627 (Catharine).
Density varies 61× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 67637 (Ellis) to 506 in 67667 (Schoenchen).
Educational attainment ranges from 25.2% bachelor's+ in 67671 (Victoria) to 41.1% in 67601 (Hays) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #21 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #88 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,466 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
39.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,834 of 17,522 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 4 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67601 | Hays | Standard | 24,330 | $61,417 | 376.0 | 0.2% |
| 67637 | Ellis | Standard | 2,711 | $74,281 | 327.4 | 7.5% |
| 67671 | Victoria | Standard | 1,533 | $77,702 | 124.7 | -6.0% |
| 67627 | Catharine | PO Box | 186 | — | 0.8 | — |
| 67667 | Schoenchen | PO Box | 181 | $63,750 | 0.4 | -4.7% |
| 67674 | Walker | PO Box | 106 | — | 5.4 | -5.4% |
| 67660 | Pfeifer | PO Box | 32 | $21,397 | 12.0 | -45.8% |