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66506 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 66506 covers Manhattan, Kansas, with a population of about 3,189.

Population
3,1894,507 per square mile
Median age
19.519.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 66506 is

Manhattan, 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

Population3,189
Median age19.5
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)89.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
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

Income per person$6,080
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Works from home45.8%
Drives to work alone35.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity24.4% 9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.9% 10.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure11.7% 22.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.3% 10.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis5.5% 19.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication22.5% 52.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.2% 5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year66.1% 10.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening53.5% 32.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability29.6% 14.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening49.4% 14.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.7% 12.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity26.4% 9.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol12.1% 24.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport18.9% 9.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness44.6% 10.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.3% 9.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)29.8% 13 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.1% 8.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.6% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost38.3% 25.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed243
Annual payroll$4,940,000
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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 85.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74 out of 100
Community resilience52 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.

Winter weather99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake59.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.9Relatively 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$72,639$78,538
Income per person$6,080$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%12.4%
Median home value$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,029$1,348
Homeownership66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home45.8%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US1%7.2%13.9%
Median age19.537.238.7
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 stationMANHATTAN, KS US0.3 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January39.6°F / 18.7°F0.64 in rain, 4.8 in snow
February45.1°F / 22.1°F1.14 in rain, 5 in snow
March56.3°F / 31.5°F2.17 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April66.4°F / 42.2°F3.38 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May75.9°F / 54.1°F5.23 in rain
June85.8°F / 64.3°F5.47 in rain
July90.8°F / 69.3°F4.62 in rain
August89°F / 66.4°F4.4 in rain
September81.3°F / 57.1°F3.41 in rain
October69.1°F / 44.1°F2.5 in rain
November54.6°F / 31.8°F1.62 in rain, 1.1 in snow
December43°F / 22.5°F1.19 in rain, 4.8 in snow
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383100% 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Household characteristics7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability8.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

66502 Manhattan, KS0.3 km away
66503 Manhattan, KS7 km away
66535 Saint George, KS13 km away
66517 Ogden, KS14.1 km away
66505 Manhattan, KS14.4 km away
66442 Fort Riley, KS23 km away
66547 Wamego, KS23.2 km away
66531 Riley, KS23.6 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.

Riley County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.71 sq mi
Population density4,507 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1960, -96.5839

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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