Postal Codes

66853 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 66853 covers Hamilton, Kansas, with a population of about 318 and a median household income of $46,250.

Population
3182 per square mile
Median age
51.312.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$46,25036% below the Kansas median
Poverty rate
9.1%3.3 points below the US average
Median home value
$46,90077% below the Kansas median
Median rent
$63139% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
19.8%15.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.3%20.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 66853 is

Hamilton, 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

Population318
Median age51.3
Family households62.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)91.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans12.8%
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$46,250
Income per person$49,945
Poverty rate9.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k25.6%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k6.4%
$45–50k7.7%
$50–60k2.6%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k6.4%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more8.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed170
Mean adjusted gross income$49,459
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k17.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$46,900
Median gross rent$631
Owner-occupied85.3%
Vacant homes32.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house86.6%
Attached house5.6%
Mobile home7.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%
High school diploma or higher85.2%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone93.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.1%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82% 7.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.2% 6.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6% 8.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed31
Annual payroll$966,000
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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 89.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.6 out of 100
Community resilience32.8 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 storm99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.6Very 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$46,250$72,639$78,538
Income per person$49,945$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate9.1%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$46,900$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$631$1,029$1,348
Homeownership85.3%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate4%3.9%5.2%
Works from home0%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.2%13.9%
Median age51.337.238.7
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 stationEUREKA 1E, KS US19 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January42.6°F / 18.8°F0.97 in rain, 2.8 in snow
February47.6°F / 22.3°F1.47 in rain, 1.2 in snow
March58.2°F / 31.5°F2.52 in rain, 0.9 in snow
April67.5°F / 41.6°F3.6 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May75.6°F / 53.1°F5.97 in rain
June84.8°F / 62.9°F5.67 in rain
July90.3°F / 67.2°F4.56 in rain
August89.5°F / 65°F4.07 in rain
September82.1°F / 56.3°F3.8 in rain
October70.5°F / 43.5°F3.34 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November57.3°F / 31.3°F2.36 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December45.6°F / 22.2°F1.64 in rain, 3 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hamilton Unified School District 39090.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Flinthills Unified School District 4926.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Eureka Unified School District 3891.9% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

66870 Virgil, KS15 km away
66860 Madison, KS17.1 km away
66863 Neal, KS18 km away
66855 Lamont, KS19.4 km away
67045 Eureka, KS20.3 km away
66852 Gridley, KS28.2 km away
66777 Toronto, KS28.9 km away
66865 Olpe, KS31 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.

Greenwood County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area155.38 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9791, -96.1691

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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