| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 620 / 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:31 PM |
| Population: | 4,971 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20127 |
| Land Area: | 635 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.6947, -96.6678 |
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4,971 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 635 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,443 to 4,971 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.7% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 66873 (Wilsey, $75,417 median) and poorest ZIP 66838 (Burdick, $43,971) are 8.1 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $76,400 in 66873 (Wilsey) to $154,100 in 66846 (Council Grove).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 66838 (Burdick) to 11 in 66846 (Council Grove).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.5% bachelor's+ in 66873 (Wilsey) to 36.9% in 66849 (Dwight) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #67 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #85 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,562 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
30.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,147 of 3,727 reporting).
5 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.
Morris County lost 8.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: