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66408 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 66408 covers Bern, Kansas, with a median household income of $112,583.

Median household income
$112,5831.5× the Kansas median
Poverty rate
4.8%7.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$260,556up 51% in five years
Degree or higher
34%1 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.7%26.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 66408 is

Bern, 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

Family households67.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)94.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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$112,583
Income per person$39,708
Poverty rate4.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k11.0%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k0.9%
$60–75k14.7%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k15.6%
$125–150k23.9%
$150–200k6.4%
$200k or more4.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed220
Mean adjusted gross income$94,050
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$151,000
Owner-occupied91.7%
Vacant homes14.2%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house96.9%
2 to 4 units1.6%
Mobile home1.6%
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$260,556as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 51%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 144.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$260,556$106,716

$106,716 in 2016 to $260,556 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher34%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home1.2%
Drives to work alone71.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5%
Health

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

Obesity40.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.3% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed401
Annual payroll$23,597,000
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 86.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss89.6 out of 100
Community resilience80.2 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.

Tornado99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.4Very 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$112,583$72,639$78,538
Income per person$39,708$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate4.8%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$151,000$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,029$1,348
Homeownership91.7%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.9%5.2%
Works from home1.2%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.2%13.9%
Median age37.238.7
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 stationBAILEYVILLE, KS US23.6 km away
Rain in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January34.8°F / 14.6°F0.62 in rain
February39.4°F / 18.2°F0.98 in rain
March52.9°F / 28.5°F2.14 in rain
April63°F / 39°F3.16 in rain
May72.9°F / 52.2°F4.35 in rain
June82.5°F / 61.8°F3.98 in rain
July86.5°F / 64.7°F3.69 in rain
August85°F / 63°F3.36 in rain
September78.3°F / 53.4°F2.51 in rain
October66°F / 41.2°F2.56 in rain
November50.8°F / 29°F1.78 in rain
December39°F / 19.7°F1.33 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Prairie Hills Unified School District 11397.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Nemaha Unified School District 1152.2% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

66522 Oneida, KS10.5 km away
68345 Du Bois, NE12.1 km away
66538 Seneca, KS13.6 km away
66534 Sabetha, KS14.3 km away
66404 Baileyville, KS20.5 km away
66515 Morrill, KS21.4 km away
68376 Humboldt, NE22.3 km away
68337 Dawson, NE22.8 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.

Nemaha County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.2 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9571, -95.9610

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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