| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:13 PM |
| Population: | 32,738 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20111 |
| CBSA: | Emporia, KS |
| Land Area: | 909 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.4514, -96.1204 |
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32,738 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 909 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,688 to 32,738 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.8% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 66868 (Reading, $103,393 median) and poorest ZIP 66864 (Neosho Rapids, $37,422) are 13.9 miles apart — a 2.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $58,300 in 66864 (Neosho Rapids) to $181,600 in 66865 (Olpe).
Density varies 20× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 66833 (Allen) to 94 in 66801 (Emporia).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.2% bachelor's+ in 66854 (Hartford) to 33.9% in 66865 (Olpe) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #17 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #31 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,812 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,164 of 19,859 reporting).
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66801 | Emporia | Standard | 27,585 | $56,794 | 293.2 | -4.0% |
| 66835 | Americus | Standard | 1,202 | $81,000 | 55.4 | 9.8% |
| 66865 | Olpe | Standard | 1,105 | $93,333 | 120.1 | 2.6% |
| 66854 | Hartford | Standard | 1,007 | $96,250 | 98.4 | 16.1% |
| 66833 | Allen | Standard | 641 | $57,819 | 138.2 | 0.6% |
| 66868 | Reading | Standard | 620 | $103,393 | 131.7 | -14.6% |
| 66864 | Neosho Rapids | Standard | 375 | $37,422 | 38.4 | -6.0% |
| 66830 | Admire | Standard | 203 | $57,109 | 33.9 | 26.9% |