Postal Codes

66870 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 66870 covers Virgil, Kansas, with a population of about 145.

Population
1452 per square mile
Median age
57.719 points above the US average
Poverty rate
5.5%6.9 points below the US average
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.4%10.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 66870 is

Virgil, 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

Population145
Median age57.7
Family households55.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.1%
White (non-Hispanic)84.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans2.4%
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$23,421
Poverty rate5.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.7%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k10.1%
$25–30k11.6%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k11.6%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k14.5%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k4.3%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k2.9%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied75.4%
Vacant homes32.4%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house77.5%
Mobile home22.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home5.1%
Drives to work alone69.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.6%
Health

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

Obesity38.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% 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 year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% 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 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below 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 88.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.5 out of 100
Community resilience33.7 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 storm98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.4Relatively 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$23,421$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate5.5%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,029$1,348
Homeownership75.4%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate9.2%3.9%5.2%
Works from home5.1%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.2%13.9%
Median age57.737.238.7
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 US21.9 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 supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Madison-Virgil Unified School District 38658.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Hamilton Unified School District 39021.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodson Unified School District 36616.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Leroy-Gridley Unified School District 2452.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Eureka Unified School District 3891.5% 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 status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

66863 Neal, KS8.4 km away
66777 Toronto, KS14.2 km away
66853 Hamilton, KS15 km away
66855 Lamont, KS23.9 km away
67045 Eureka, KS24.4 km away
66852 Gridley, KS26 km away
66860 Madison, KS26.7 km away
66783 Yates Center, KS26.7 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 County80% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodson County20% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area95.17 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8976, -96.0329

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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