| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:13 PM |
| Population: | 3,824 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20119 |
| Land Area: | 1,050 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.2697, -100.3480 |
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3,824 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,050 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,525 to 3,824 from 2014 to 2024 — a -15.5% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67864 (Meade, $75,929 median) and poorest ZIP 67844 (Fowler, $56,071) are 10.3 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $125,000 in 67844 (Fowler) to $155,200 in 67869 (Plains).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.1% bachelor's+ in 67869 (Plains) to 30.9% in 67844 (Fowler) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #73 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #47 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,696 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
27.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (688 of 2,527 reporting).
3 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.
Meade County lost 15.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: