| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:15 PM |
| Population: | 3,881 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20185 |
| Land Area: | 748 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.0199, -98.7362 |
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3,881 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 748 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,173 to 3,881 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.0% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 67576 (St John, $76,125 median) and poorest ZIP 67578 (Stafford, $53,750) are 12.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $82,600 in 67578 (Stafford) to $118,600 in 67576 (St John).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 67545 (Hudson) to 6 in 67557 (Macksville).
Educational attainment ranges from 21.3% bachelor's+ in 67557 (Macksville) to 31.7% in 67576 (St John) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #72 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #72 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,378 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (711 of 2,657 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.
Stafford County lost 7.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: