| 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: | 2,575 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20129 |
| Land Area: | 670 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.1647, -101.7966 |
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2,575 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 670 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,250 to 2,575 from 2014 to 2024 — a -20.8% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67954 (Rolla, $66,607 median) and poorest ZIP 67953 (Richfield, $45,000) are 14.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $68,100 in 67954 (Rolla) to $103,200 in 67950 (Elkhart).
Density varies 50× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 67953 (Richfield) to 11 in 67950 (Elkhart).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.4% bachelor's+ in 67950 (Elkhart) to 21.0% in 67954 (Rolla) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #89 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #90 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,489 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (311 of 1,812 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Morton County lost 20.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: