| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:16 PM |
| Population: | 8,133 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 20205 |
| Land Area: | 527 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.5702, -95.7127 |
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8,133 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 527 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,583 to 8,133 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 66717 (Buffalo, $70,833 median) and poorest ZIP 66714 (Benedict, $47,361) are 4.5 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $46,000 in 66717 (Buffalo) to $140,300 in 66757 (Neodesha).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 66714 (Benedict) to 30 in 66757 (Neodesha).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.6% bachelor's+ in 66714 (Benedict) to 28.3% in 66757 (Neodesha) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kansas, this is the #47 most populous of 106 counties and ranks #89 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,668 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,254 of 5,714 reporting).
5 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.
Wilson County lost 5.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: