Postal Codes

66527 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 66527 covers Powhattan, Kansas, with a population of about 196 and a median household income of $55,536.

Population
1965 per square mile
Median age
36.62.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$55,53624% below the Kansas median
Poverty rate
25.5%13.1 points above the US average
Median home value
$64,20068% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
23.5%11.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
69%4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 66527 is

Powhattan, 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

Population196
Median age36.6
Family households70.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)95.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7%
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$55,536
Income per person$27,538
Poverty rate25.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k9.9%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k7.0%
$50–60k15.5%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k4.2%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k21.1%
$200k or more2.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$64,200
Rent as a share of household income22.1%
Owner-occupied69%
Vacant homes17.4%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house86%
2 to 4 units1.2%
Mobile home12.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home13.4%
Drives to work alone73.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.6% 7.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.9% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35% 4.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16% 3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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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 77.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss82.3 out of 100
Community resilience74.3 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.

Drought98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.4Very 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$55,536$72,639$78,538
Income per person$27,538$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate25.5%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$64,200$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,029$1,348
Homeownership69%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home13.4%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.2%13.9%
Median age36.637.238.7
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 stationHORTON, KS US14.4 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January36.9°F / 15.7°F0.76 in rain, 2.8 in snow
February42.6°F / 19.6°F1.28 in rain, 2.9 in snow
March54°F / 29.9°F2.13 in rain, 0.9 in snow
April64.4°F / 41.3°F3.82 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May75.1°F / 53.3°F5.23 in rain
June84.1°F / 63.6°F4.77 in rain
July88.4°F / 67.7°F5.42 in rain
August86.8°F / 64.8°F4.27 in rain
September79.5°F / 55.8°F3.71 in rain
October67.3°F / 42°F3.25 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November52.6°F / 29.9°F1.81 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December40.7°F / 20.4°F1.49 in rain, 3.1 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

South Brown County Unified School District 43060.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Hiawatha Unified School District 41536.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Prairie Hills Unified School District 1131.4% of this ZIP code's land area
North Jackson Unified School District 3351.2% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

66434 Hiawatha, KS10.4 km away
66439 Horton, KS13.2 km away
66516 Netawaka, KS13.2 km away
66552 Whiting, KS14.3 km away
66425 Fairview, KS14.4 km away
66550 Wetmore, KS15.2 km away
66532 Robinson, KS21.8 km away
66424 Everest, KS22.6 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.

Brown County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area38.31 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7177, -95.6751

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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