| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:14 PM |
| Population: | 6,079 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20145 |
| Land Area: | 669 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.1716, -99.3509 |
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6,079 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 669 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,919 to 6,079 from 2014 to 2024 — a -12.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67529 (Garfield, $77,500 median) and poorest ZIP 67574 (Rozel, $49,375) are 12.7 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $65,000 in 67529 (Garfield) to $97,900 in 67550 (Larned).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 67574 (Rozel) to 17 in 67550 (Larned).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.6% bachelor's+ in 67574 (Rozel) to 22.4% in 67523 (Burdett) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #57 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #73 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,214 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (833 of 4,729 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Pawnee County lost 12.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: