| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 620 / 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:31 PM |
| Population: | 1,536 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20101 |
| Land Area: | 773 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.5652, -100.5569 |
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1,536 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 773 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,668 to 1,536 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.9% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67850 (Healy, $59,286 median) and poorest ZIP 67839 (Dighton, $54,028) are 16.5 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $75,600 in 67850 (Healy) to $145,200 in 67839 (Dighton).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.1% bachelor's+ in 67850 (Healy) to 26.5% in 67839 (Dighton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #102 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #98 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,692 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (257 of 1,099 reporting).
2 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.
Lane County lost 7.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: