| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:32 PM |
| Population: | 4,384 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20157 |
| Land Area: | 679 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.8271, -97.6334 |
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4,384 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 679 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,718 to 4,378 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 66964 (Republic, $73,500 median) and poorest ZIP 66930 (Agenda, $43,000) are 22.7 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.8× across this county — from $21,700 in 66964 (Republic) to $146,900 in 66939 (Courtland).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 66960 (Narka) to 16 in 66935 (Belleville).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.7% bachelor's+ in 66930 (Agenda) to 41.4% in 66940 (Cuba) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #70 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #104 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,673 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (665 of 3,093 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 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.
Republic County lost 7.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66935 | Belleville | Standard | 2,413 | $56,014 | 151.0 | 9.7% |
| 66966 | Scandia | Standard | 577 | $51,125 | 102.1 | -8.8% |
| 66959 | Munden | Standard | 339 | $54,750 | 54.4 | 14.9% |
| 66939 | Courtland | Standard | 335 | $69,167 | 105.0 | -49.9% |
| 66940 | Cuba | Standard | 283 | $44,432 | 64.6 | -13.7% |
| 66964 | Republic | Standard | 175 | $73,500 | 71.3 | -6.9% |
| 66930 | Agenda | Standard | 131 | $43,000 | 63.5 | -49.0% |
| 66960 | Narka | Standard | 125 | $50,208 | 65.6 | -16.7% |
| 66961 | Norway | PO Box | 6 | — | 1.3 | — |