| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 316 / 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:30 PM |
| Population: | 35,765 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20079 |
| CBSA: | Wichita, KS |
| Land Area: | 613 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.0603, -97.4341 |
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35,765 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 613 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 37,196 to 35,765 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.8% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67117 (North Newton, $87,377 median) and poorest ZIP 67151 (Walton, $55,313) are 6.9 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $130,200 in 67020 (Burrton) to $218,000 in 67117 (North Newton).
Density varies 139× across the county — from 12 people/sq mi in 67020 (Burrton) to 1,703 in 67117 (North Newton).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.6% bachelor's+ in 67020 (Burrton) to 47.8% in 67117 (North Newton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #14 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #29 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $73,211 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
30.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,309 of 24,268 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67114 | Newton | Standard | 20,919 | $70,018 | 235.2 | -4.5% |
| 67062 | Hesston | Standard | 3,970 | $75,143 | 27.4 | -6.5% |
| 67135 | Sedgwick | Standard | 3,681 | $74,939 | 98.5 | -5.3% |
| 67056 | Halstead | Standard | 3,040 | $78,958 | 89.2 | -0.6% |
| 67117 | North Newton | Standard | 2,157 | $87,377 | 1.3 | 14.2% |
| 67020 | Burrton | Standard | 1,596 | $80,680 | 129.9 | -1.9% |
| 67151 | Walton | Standard | 402 | $55,313 | 31.1 | -29.8% |