| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:31 PM |
| Population: | 2,696 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20135 |
| Land Area: | 1,295 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.5452, -99.9433 |
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2,696 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,295 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,189 to 2,696 from 2014 to 2024 — a -15.5% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67521 (Brownell, $111,848 median) and poorest ZIP 67572 (Ransom, $58,813) are 9.2 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.6× across this county — from $34,100 in 67584 (Utica) to $121,700 in 67560 (Ness City).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 67584 (Utica) to 4 in 67560 (Ness City).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.6% bachelor's+ in 67516 (Bazine) to 30.9% in 67515 (Arnold) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #87 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #30 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,844 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (468 of 1,882 reporting).
7 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.
Ness County lost 15.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67560 | Ness City | Standard | 1,336 | $68,654 | 337.9 | -25.0% |
| 67516 | Bazine | Standard | 510 | $64,018 | 158.7 | 1.8% |
| 67572 | Ransom | Standard | 430 | $58,813 | 161.7 | 16.2% |
| 67584 | Utica | Standard | 187 | $61,250 | 291.6 | -36.8% |
| 67521 | Brownell | Standard | 136 | $111,848 | 157.4 | 7.1% |
| 67515 | Arnold | Standard | 59 | — | 29.1 | 7.3% |
| 67518 | Beeler | Standard | 38 | — | 158.9 | -34.5% |