Postal Codes

67642 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 67642 covers Hill City, Kansas, with a population of about 1,779 and a median household income of $51,520.

Population
1,7797 per square mile
Median age
42.23.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,52029% below the Kansas median
Poverty rate
14.1%1.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$112,747up 50.2% in five years
Median rent
$72929% below the Kansas median
Degree or higher
25.6%9.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.4%9.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
72

Where 67642 is

Hill City, 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

Population1,779
Median age42.2
Family households61.5%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)88.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans4%
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$51,520
Income per person$32,590
Poverty rate14.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k9.2%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k6.5%
$45–50k6.3%
$50–60k9.4%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k7.1%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k4.5%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed770
Mean adjusted gross income$61,274
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k35.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$102,600
Median gross rent$729
Rent as a share of household income29.5%
Owner-occupied74.4%
Vacant homes12.2%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house85.6%
Attached house2.6%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units2.5%
Mobile home3.8%
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$112,747as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 50.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$112,747$58,634

$59,224 in 2016 to $112,747 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone85.1%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4%
Health

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

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.6% 8.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.6% 3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.3% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.4% 6.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments72
People employed523
Annual payroll$21,845,000
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 87.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss84.2 out of 100
Community resilience32.3 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.

Hail99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17.6Very 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$51,520$72,639$78,538
Income per person$32,590$39,638$43,289
Poverty rate14.1%11.5%12.4%
Median home value$102,600$203,400$303,400
Median gross rent$729$1,029$1,348
Homeownership74.4%66.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%35.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7.6%10.7%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%7.2%13.9%
Median age42.237.238.7
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 stationHILL CITY 1E, KS US1.4 km away
Rain in a year24 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January41.2°F / 16.2°F0.51 in rain, 3.3 in snow
February44.9°F / 18°F0.71 in rain, 5.5 in snow
March55.9°F / 26.8°F1.25 in rain, 2.1 in snow
April64.8°F / 36.3°F1.98 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May74.2°F / 48°F3.73 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June85.7°F / 59.1°F2.96 in rain
July91°F / 64.9°F4.12 in rain
August88.6°F / 62.4°F3.33 in rain
September80.8°F / 52.7°F2.19 in rain
October67.8°F / 38.5°F1.8 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November54.2°F / 26.2°F0.83 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December42.7°F / 17.6°F0.75 in rain, 3.8 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 supermarket98% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Graham County Unified School District 28196% of this ZIP code's land area
Norton Community Schools Unified School District 2113.2% 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability2.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

67659 Penokee, KS11.1 km away
67625 Bogue, KS14.3 km away
67650 Morland, KS20.2 km away
67632 Damar, KS22.8 km away
67657 Palco, KS27 km away
67645 Lenora, KS31.4 km away
67672 Wakeeney, KS37 km away
67646 Logan, KS41.2 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.

Graham County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area250.06 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density7 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3566, -99.8429

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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