| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:13 PM |
| Population: | 2,813 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20105 |
| Land Area: | 653 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.0639, -98.1391 |
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2,813 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 653 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,035 to 2,813 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.3% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67423 (Beverly, $57,308 median) and poorest ZIP 67418 (Barnard, $52,083) are 14.8 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $69,900 in 67455 (Lincoln) to $118,100 in 67481 (Sylvan Grove).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 67418 (Barnard) to 6 in 67455 (Lincoln).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.3% bachelor's+ in 67423 (Beverly) to 57.1% in 67418 (Barnard) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #84 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #103 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,164 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
27.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (562 of 2,020 reporting).
4 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.
Lincoln County lost 7.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: