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66048 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 66048 covers Leavenworth, Kansas, with a population of about 35,551 and a median household income of $71,520.

Population
35,551262 per square mile
Median age
40.82.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,520about the Kansas median
Poverty rate
11.5%0.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$266,068up 33.9% in five years
Median rent
$9547% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
30.7%4.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.1%1.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
633

Where 66048 is

Leavenworth, Kansas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population35,551
Median age40.8
Family households58.9%
Born outside the US2.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.2%
White (non-Hispanic)75.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)10.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.8%
Veterans16.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$71,520
Income per person$37,132
Poverty rate11.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k12.2%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more8.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed15,530
Mean adjusted gross income$67,280
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k26.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$203,700
Median gross rent$954
Rent as a share of household income25.2%
Owner-occupied63.1%
Vacant homes7.9%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house76.7%
Attached house3.7%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units8%
20 or more units3.7%
Mobile home1.4%
Boat, RV or van0%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$266,068as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.5%
Typical asking rent$1,255as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 36.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$266,068$114,945

$119,477 in 2008 to $266,068 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$1,255$856

$856 in 2019 to $1,255 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%
High school diploma or higher91.5%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone76.9%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity41.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.6% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.2% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments633
People employed8,509
Annual payroll$400,929,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 55.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66 out of 100
Community resilience55.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Kansas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKansasUnited States
Median household income$71,520$72,639$78,538
Income per person$37,132$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$203,700$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$954$1,029$1,348
Homeownership63.1%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate4%3.9%5.2%
Works from home8.8%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US2.5%7.2%13.9%
Median age40.837.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLEAVENWORTH 3SW, KS US2.3 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January38°F / 15.3°F1.02 in rain
February43°F / 19.9°F1.42 in rain
March54.9°F / 29.4°F2.59 in rain
April64.9°F / 40.7°F3.83 in rain
May74.1°F / 51.4°F5.55 in rain
June83.2°F / 61.8°F4.99 in rain
July87.3°F / 66.1°F4.72 in rain
August86.4°F / 63.7°F4.24 in rain
September78.6°F / 55.1°F4.1 in rain
October68°F / 41.8°F3.16 in rain
November53.5°F / 30.1°F2.01 in rain
December42°F / 20.5°F1.51 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Easton Unified School District 44933.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lansing Unified School District 46928.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Tonganoxie Unified School District 46423.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Leavenworth Unified School District 45311.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 4581.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

66027 Fort Leavenworth, KS5.3 km away
66043 Lansing, KS6.4 km away
64168 Kansas City, MO8.5 km away
64190 Kansas City, MO8.5 km away
64195 Kansas City, MO8.5 km away
64028 Farley, MO9.1 km away
64092 Waldron, MO13.7 km away
64079 Platte City, MO14.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Leavenworth County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area135.48 sq mi
Water area1.63 sq mi
Population density262 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3015, -94.9339

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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