| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:32 PM |
| Population: | 5,666 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20143 |
| CBSA: | Salina, KS |
| Land Area: | 598 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.1191, -97.7192 |
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5,666 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 598 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,658 to 5,666 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67422 (Bennington, $85,556 median) and poorest ZIP 67436 (Delphos, $58,309) are 20.0 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $81,200 in 67436 (Delphos) to $219,000 in 67422 (Bennington).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 67436 (Delphos) to 23 in 67422 (Bennington).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.5% bachelor's+ in 67436 (Delphos) to 32.7% in 67484 (Tescott) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #62 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #53 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,316 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,109 of 3,911 reporting).
4 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.