| 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: | 2,442 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20153 |
| Land Area: | 946 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.8180, -101.0460 |
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2,442 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 946 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,370 to 2,442 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67744 (Ludell, $91,806 median) and poorest ZIP 67739 (Herndon, $60,714) are 7.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $51,000 in 67739 (Herndon) to $120,100 in 67730 (Atwood).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.2% bachelor's+ in 67730 (Atwood) to 30.8% in 67744 (Ludell) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #93 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #23 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,249 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (371 of 1,788 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.