| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:11 PM |
| Population: | 33,986 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20057 |
| CBSA: | Dodge City, KS |
| Land Area: | 1,070 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.6964, -99.8311 |
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33,986 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,070 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,290 to 33,986 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67842 (Ford, $86,250 median) and poorest ZIP 67882 (Wright, $31,891) are 19.7 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $90,300 in 67834 (Bucklin) to $222,400 in 67882 (Wright).
Density varies 52× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 67882 (Wright) to 89 in 67801 (Dodge City).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.1% bachelor's+ in 67801 (Dodge City) to 35.4% in 67834 (Bucklin) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #16 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #61 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $71,499 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,256 of 20,174 reporting).
6 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67801 | Dodge City | Standard | 30,967 | $71,821 | 348.9 | 0.8% |
| 67876 | Spearville | Standard | 1,499 | $71,964 | 219.5 | 19.9% |
| 67834 | Bucklin | Standard | 891 | $61,276 | 207.0 | -28.8% |
| 67842 | Ford | Standard | 376 | $86,250 | 189.6 | -34.7% |
| 67882 | Wright | Standard | 179 | $31,891 | 104.5 | -43.2% |
| 67843 | Fort Dodge | Standard | 74 | — | 0.2 | -54.3% |