| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:15 PM |
| Population: | 3,592 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20183 |
| Land Area: | 846 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.7527, -98.8706 |
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3,592 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 846 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,758 to 3,592 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.4% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 66951 (Kensington, $66,875 median) and poorest ZIP 66952 (Lebanon, $52,188) are 22.1 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $63,300 in 67638 (Gaylord) to $100,400 in 66967 (Smith Center).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 67638 (Gaylord) to 8 in 66967 (Smith Center).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.6% bachelor's+ in 66967 (Smith Center) to 34.2% in 67628 (Cedar) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #75 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #93 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,009 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (642 of 2,613 reporting).
6 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.