| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:15 PM |
| Population: | 6,807 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20167 |
| Land Area: | 1,128 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.9924, -98.7729 |
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6,807 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,128 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 7,124 to 6,807 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67634 (Dorrance, $78,750 median) and poorest ZIP 67673 (Waldo, $49,063) are 25.0 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 9.0× across this county — from $45,300 in 67648 (Lucas) to $409,100 in 67673 (Waldo).
Density varies 32× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 67673 (Waldo) to 16 in 67665 (Russell).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.7% bachelor's+ in 67626 (Bunker Hill) to 46.2% in 67658 (Paradise) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #53 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #78 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,824 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (990 of 4,881 reporting).
8 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67665 | Russell | Standard | 4,861 | $60,662 | 310.3 | -2.9% |
| 67640 | Gorham | Standard | 601 | $73,750 | 136.5 | 16.0% |
| 67648 | Lucas | Standard | 528 | $56,042 | 150.7 | -19.6% |
| 67626 | Bunker Hill | Standard | 241 | $61,349 | 76.3 | 95.9% |
| 67634 | Dorrance | Standard | 237 | $78,750 | 141.1 | -1.7% |
| 67649 | Luray | Standard | 178 | $49,464 | 114.9 | -38.8% |
| 67658 | Paradise | Standard | 110 | $66,250 | 92.6 | -23.1% |
| 67673 | Waldo | Standard | 51 | $49,063 | 105.3 | -65.3% |