| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:11 PM |
| Population: | 5,808 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20053 |
| Land Area: | 534 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.6920, -98.3251 |
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5,808 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 534 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,902 to 5,808 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67439 (Ellsworth, $73,409 median) and poorest ZIP 67450 (Holyrood, $43,958) are 14.2 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.3× across this county — from $48,100 in 67459 (Lorraine) to $158,300 in 67439 (Ellsworth).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 67459 (Lorraine) to 15 in 67439 (Ellsworth).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.0% bachelor's+ in 67459 (Lorraine) to 46.0% in 67450 (Holyrood) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #59 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #87 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,021 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (927 of 4,605 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.